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Mommying Through The Chronic Pain: What It’s Like To Parent With The Disease

November 8, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

My joints hurt. I'm literally always uncomfortable. Some days are better than others. Some days I can do gentle yoga. Some days any movement hurts. I recently received a special care package of soft and warm things to make living with pain more comfortable and I'm so thankful for how much easier it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Illness Tagged With: ache, chronic pain, kid, lessons, parenting, sufferer, teaching

Becoming Self-Aware

October 20, 2010 by shawnd

I've learned a lot since becoming a Dad.  I've learned how to change diapers, and how to swaddle a child, and how to hide peas and carrots in pasta by mashing them up so they are imperceptible. At the very least, I've learned what any parent will learn when they have their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: alone, aware, child, dad, daddy, father knows best, kid, learning, love, patience, self, UrbanMoms

GO TO SLEEP! AAAAHHHH!

October 16, 2010 by shawnd

A few nights ago, I tried to put Pea to sleep.  A pointless exercise, if there's ever been one.Some things to remember:Pea sleeps in her own bed now, in her own room.To put her to sleep, either my wife or I lay down in her bed with her, read her stories and give her a tall glass of milk to ease … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anger, bedtime, blog, co-sleep, comedian, dad, daddy, father, father knows best, fun, joke, kid, knock knock, laugh, mom, resist, routine, sing, sleep, UrbanMoms, urbanmoms.ca

The Day I Lost My Sh*t

October 12, 2010 by shawnd

This past holiday Monday, my wife and I spent the day at a local mall.  We asked my parents to watch Pea and we made it to the mall - one of the few open in the GTA - at around 1pm.When we arrived, it was as if Christmas had come early.  There were people everywhere and parking was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anger, angry, behaviour, Car, child, dad, daddy, father, father knows best, kid, mall, parking lot, relief, UrbanMoms, urbanmoms.ca

Pea Soup

October 4, 2010 by shawnd

"Go to bathroom."  That's what Pea said just before it happened. This story begins as Pea and I are laying in her bed last night, trying to go to sleep.  For all intents and purposes, this was a fairly standard evening. Except for the fact that we were going to bed a little later than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: blog, child. sick, cold, compassion, considerate, dad, daddy, empathy, father, father knows best, gag, ill, kid, puke, stuffy, throw up, vomit

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