I think it was George Carlin who said that inside every cynic there's a disappointed idealist. And don't I know it. At times, my wholehearted belief in something has been the beginning of that same belief's undoing; lean in too close to examine something and the entire weight of it might come … [Read more...]
Children Separated from Families At Increased Risk.
In a disaster, children are among the most vulnerable victims. Due to the high death toll resulting from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, many children are now alone, having been separated from parents or other caregivers. Separated children face many challenges in emergencies: Increased … [Read more...]
A Little Tenderness
My father died this week after a long battle with dementia. It is many things I am coming to understand; painful, surreal, a blessing, darkness, light, a terrible sadness, a relief. When I understood he was gone, I felt a feeling I had never felt before. I felt my shoulders go up and down. … [Read more...]
On Beauty and Pageantry.
A few weeks ago, as I was dropping Ava Scarlett off at the museum (not the time we saw the Chihuly exhibit, which EVERYONE should see, by the way) but rather for a birthday party. I gave her a quick once-over before entering through the doors, and noticed some schmutz on her cheek and near her nose. … [Read more...]
Daddy Day Care
This past Saturday my bro-in-law James and I were put to the test. My wife (his sister) went away for the whole day, and his wife (my sis-in-law) was at work all day. That left the two of us and our combined 6 kids to fend for ourselves. Our precious cargo consisted of a one year old, 2 three year … [Read more...]
The Blue Mountain Groove
My 10 year old son did not want to go to camp in Collingwood. There we were in the driveway of my parents house, supposed to run out to grab a lifejacket for Hudson's upcoming two week overnight camping trip when he admitted that he was a bit nervous about being in Collingwood and attending camp … [Read more...]
Words for Wednesday on Thursday- eat a whole jar of pickles and other lofty goals
Yesterday in art class, we did goal boards for summer 2013 while we waited for our canvasses to dry. One of my favourite artists (age 5) was over in the corner eagerly working at her list. It is going to be a busy summer for her. Her goals include riding a cheetah, being on TV, bungy jumping … [Read more...]
Things that motherhood is.
I just pulled a piece of linty grilled cheese out from under the sofa. There is banana stuck to everything. At least Spouse found the queen and Raided those ants dead. We didn't used to live like this. Motherhood has been, for me, an exercise in waiving expectations, of shrugging off the … [Read more...]
Thumbs up for the kids!
The other day our very own Jen wrote a touching and heart breaking post that you can find here. In relation to that, she had a post on Face book encouraging us parents to take a look at the good in our children and embrace it, rather than focusing on the negatives. I decided to take her advice … [Read more...]
Would you? Could you?
About a month ago a friend I know went missing. Seriously. She went missing for real. Everything at first was normal. It was the beginning of April and I had been communicating with her about five times a week via email and facebook as we had been working on a project together. Then my life … [Read more...]
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