Last Sunday was Mother's Day, and as I predicted, I got to sleep a little bit later than usual. What I didn't count on was waking up to BOTH kids having wet their beds in the night. (That's what you get for later-than-usual bedtimes the night before, accompanied by later-than-usual drinks and … [Read more...]
If only we had known.
You know when something happens and you think, "If only I had known I would have {insert change here}." Well, over the last few years I have thought about that a lot. I have thought about how we used to pester my mom to get her moles checked out but we never really thought too much about it. We … [Read more...]
Parent Time: Love is a Mix Tape
Jana is our industry insider with a head full of music - her picks are always themed accordingly, and open a new look on the truly tune-obsessed.Jana is, you should know, just about the definition of fabulous. She'd be gorgeous anyhow, with floaty hair, a sweet smile, and soulful eyes, but it's … [Read more...]
I Want to Get Drunk **Caution: This Post May Offend**
WARNING! If you don't want to know, do not read on. I am real and I am human. And sometimes, rarely, but still on occasion, I want to get drunk.OK, OK. Calm down. But really. Don't you sometimes just want to lose yourself? Don't you just want to go back to a place or a time when you could act … [Read more...]
Missing
Last night my grade one daughter came home with a little book in her school agenda, along with the instructions: "read with me". Intrigued, I asked her to read. Thrilled, I sat beside her as she read every word: I am here. I like to play.I like to play here.And so on. I was so, so proud.She read me … [Read more...]
A Chain of Events
It all started with show-and-tell. My daughter (in grade three at the time) was learning about wind instruments in music class, in preparation for the class getting their own recorders. The students were encouraged to bring in any wind instruments they had at home - some brought toy recorders, … [Read more...]
Behind That Door
There's a room in my mind, behind a strong, locked door. A room full of memories and loss. A room made for grieving. A room I'm not ready to enter. Not just yet.But that door, it beckons me. Irresistibly. Everyday thoughts, images and sounds bring me rushing towards it, and in an instant I'm … [Read more...]
I Remember
I've spent a lot of time lately looking at pictures, old and new, mostly of my Mom at various stages of her life: in childhood, as a young adult, as a young mother, and throughout the years of my own and my sisters' childhoods and coming of age, until the photographic record chronicles my mother's … [Read more...]
That Mommy Scent
We are honoured to share this contribution from fellow urbanmoms.ca member, Annabelle. Annabelle wrote this letter to Kath, in response to her post A Word of Thanks (And a Few of Advice). It is with thanks to Annabelle that we share it with you now:My mom died nearly five years ago now. It … [Read more...]
Tribute
I see my life, as it's taken place so far, as having 2 parts. The part that existed before my Mum died, and the part after. Everything that has taken place is either "pre" or "post" that devastating day. Right after it happened, I remember knowing at that moment that … [Read more...]