We keep judging parents for letting their kids play with their iPads or flaked out in front of the television. We are told to get our kids outside in the fresh air and get off the screens, to exercise and run around and use their imaginations. We are supposed to encourage our children to play with … [Read more...]
When My Inner Mama Bear Surfaces
He didn't get lost in the mall. He didn't slip under the water at a swimming class for a second too long. He didn't dart across the street without looking both ways. It wasn't any of those but over the weekend, I had my first true, real mama bear panic. I like to think I'm relatively chill. … [Read more...]
Daughter’s Desire To “Look Like Barbie” Spurs Mom To Create New Doll Line
A mother in Miami, Florida has taken it upon herself to change the doll market after hearing her daughter say she didn’t like her dark skin and kinky hair. Angelica Sweeting, a 27-year-old mother of two girls, has created the Naturally Perfect Doll line to challenge mainstream media’s perception … [Read more...]
Get Outside Kid!
So the Free Range parenting thing is back in the news today. The same kids in the States got picked up again because their parents let them go to a park alone. A ten-year old and his six-year old sibling. I'm of two minds on this one. I get that the law in that state says you have to be 13. But I … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Co-Sleeper
When you become a mom, everyone has those statements that they lay on you. You know the ones that you nod politely at, smile and in your head are calling bullshit. A. It'll go so smoothly after six weeks. B. Soon you won't remember all these sleepless nights. C. To stop them from crying, … [Read more...]
It’s A Phase
There are good days and bad days. There are good weeks and bad weeks. There are good months and bad months. I get it. Phases. We're in a bad phase. This morning, after two door slams, a shoe throwing episode and a screaming fit in my face, I had to leave the house. I had to leave because … [Read more...]
Twelve
When I think back to 12 years ago today, I remember being the heaviest I've ever weighed. I was swollen beyond recognition and had zero feeling in my hands due to extreme water retention - also known as edema. Ahhh pregnancy, you were very unkind to me back in 2001. I really wish I had a photo to … [Read more...]
Testing Testing
That's all Cam is doing now. Testing our patience. Testing his limits. Testing his boundaries. I am assuming/hoping that this is a normal tween characteristic. From what we are hearing he's not the only 11 year old who is a complete jerk all the time. He doesn't listen. He doesn't do what … [Read more...]
The Art of Letting Go
Wow I am not feeling the love right now, but I sure am hot! Okay, now get your head out of the gutter - the air conditioning in my house broke down the exact time we decide to break records for the hottest day here in the GTA not fun at all. The only problem is the new Air conditioner we spent a … [Read more...]