“Dear neighbour. How can you own a house and not take care of your lawn?” laments one mom in my Facebook group, who is outraged at being forced to look at long grass. “It’s probably renters. They don’t own the house so they don’t care,” offers another mom. “If they can’t take care of their … [Read more...]
I’m Not Sorry I Unfriended You. Here’s Why
One thousand one hundred and eighty-one. That’s a lot of friends for an introvert. In my 40+ years on Earth, I’ve been on Facebook for 10, and have found people from all periods of my life that have shown up on the platform. Many I’ve friended, especially in the early days of social media when … [Read more...]
Facebook Launches New Parent’s Portal To Help Us Navigate Social Media
Many of us use Facebook on a daily basis to keep up with friends and families. We upload and share pictures of our kids and it's a great way to keep everyone up to date with what our families are up to. But for many parents I've chatted with, it's amazing how many people ask for advice on what they … [Read more...]
Why It Stung So Much To Be Rejected By Mom Friends
Facebook is great for so many things. Keeping in touch with family. Seeing pictures of my friends’ cute kids. Watching video after video of babies and puppies and other things that make me cry. And then, at other times, it really kind of sucks. Especially for sensitive gals like me. I was … [Read more...]
Mom Slams Girls’ Life Magazine Cover For Gender Profiling
Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll had more than Back-to-School lunches to think about this weekend. As well as routines and after-school clubs to worry her, she was busy taking down gender stereotyping, one teen magazine at a time. The mother of five compared two magazines sitting side by side on the shelf … [Read more...]
Back-to-School Tech Savvy Checklist
Most of us don’t even want to think about back-to-school shopping yet but yes, the time has come (that's if you haven't started already!) If you've got some tech in the back of your mind now is a good time to ease in, refresh the kids and get those S’mores-filled-brains gearing up. We’ve recently … [Read more...]
Is It Time To Spring Clean Your Social Media Profiles?
While we normally think about cleaning up around the house during this time of year, ever considered doing a little cleaning of your social media? I sure have, especially in the past few days! I'm taking a good look at my profile and I know it's time to clean house. It's a good habit to get … [Read more...]
Mom’s Facebook Post Earns Her Mother Of The Year Award
Recently, it has become a trend to use social media to shame your kids as some form of punishment. Most of the time, the “shaming as punishment” doesn’t seem like the best idea… almost like parents bullying their kids. And if there is one thing we shouldn’t be promoting or idealizing for our kids, … [Read more...]
Enter To Win A $300 Gift Card From Best Buy & March Mobile Madness!
Did you know that March is one of the most popular times of year to buy a new smartphone? It’s true! And to help you get the perfect phone for you, Best Buy Canada is running a bunch of March Mobile Madness deals to make your purchase as easy as possible. Best Buy recently polled their store … [Read more...]
An Instagram Guide For Parents
I love Instagram; all the visual inspirations from "igers" (short form for Instagrammers) and it's a simple way to catch up with what some of my friends are doing, it's perfect. It's fun and I know that kids are definitely on there too. What surprises me sometimes is how often I run into parents … [Read more...]
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