Take me out to the ballgame! Or literally anywhere, really. I just need to get out of the house. I've actually been super involved with NCAA football lately for a project I'm working on and it occurred to me that parenting really isn't that different than coaching organized sports. Here's what … [Read more...]
How Parenting Is Like An Episode Of Scandal
I've been Netflix bingeing and that can only mean one thing—parenting pop culture. My latest indulgence is Scandal, which seems on the surface to be unrelated to parenting. However, I have realized after careful consideration that Olivia Pope's antics relate very closely to mom life... When your … [Read more...]
Why I Told My Teen NOT To Get A Summer Job
I was fifteen when I got my first summer job. I applied to a few places, and landed one in a local restaurant in the small city where I grew up. It was a family style pizza and pasta joint and well known for having great food and as a small kid, it was one of my favourite places to go when my family … [Read more...]
Back In The Saddle: How My Kid Got Me Writing Again
Knock knock. Remember me? It's been awhile. A very long while. Father's Day was my last post because I can never miss that one. I've missed writing and I've thought about it so many times. Life gets in the way sometimes. This week, following an un-stellar parenting Sunday, a friend of mine … [Read more...]
Things I Hope My Kid Never Grows Out Of
"It goes so fast!" It's such a trite phrase, handed out by moms who know better and grandmas who have been there and done that, and uttered by strangers in checkout lines everywhere. I know it's true, but I'm praying everything slows down a little. I'm just not ready to let everything go. These … [Read more...]
Why I Cried Like A Baby Throughout Bad Moms
I’ve seen Bridget Jones’s Diary more times than I have fingers to count on. It was a cute movie. It was funny and clever; but the reason I clung to it was because as a shy, socially awkward, chubby, single girl in my 20s, it was like watching my own biography. And who doesn’t want to marry Colin … [Read more...]
My Working Mom FOMO
I went back to work when my son was eleven months old and have been working full-time ever since. I believe in what I do to support my family and I don't resent my need to provide. Unfortunately, some days in making sure I'm covering everything, I feel I'm missing out on everything else. More … [Read more...]
Why Raising Kids Is Like Being Stuck Inside Zoolander
(Photocredit: filmlinc.org) I was thinking the other day about how we all try our best to be model parents. That got me thinking about my favourite model, Derek Zoolander and all the ways Zoolander is like being a parent. Dealing with gross stuff Whether it's changing diapers, cleaning … [Read more...]
How To Find Time To Make Healthy Meals For Active Kids
I know that I am not the only one with super active kids—many parents that I talk to are just as busy, running their kids around town to more than one activity after school. If your kids participate in an extracurricular sport and maybe a lesson or two, you probably fall into the category of a … [Read more...]
How Babysitting Has Changed Since My Babysitting Days
When I was 13, I had a long-term babysitting gig for a single mother in my neighbourhood that took place every Thursday. I would walk over to my not-so-close neighbour’s house for a 5 pm start time, so I could make dinner for the kids and myself—usually pasta and a jar of sauce. I would then serve … [Read more...]
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