It hit me in a matter of fact way last week that I am a single mom. I know that sounds redundant but I don't think of it often as a way to describe myself (unless I need help carrying something heavy). I realized not just a single mom but the one, you know, you read about in those teen … [Read more...]
piss me off-ivy league chicken
Every now and then I do the momma cop out and buy a homemade chicken pot pie. My favourite is at a local urban boutique that calls itself a market. It had big chunks of chicken and not too much cream and good pastry. $14.99.Said market has had a facelift and looks better than I do in every … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-life is a storm
"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man person is what you do when the storm comes." … [Read more...]
today is my birthday. I am 5.
Favourite little guy walks in to my class this morning, chest puffed out, little squishy nose in the air, all 3 feet of him and says "Today is my birthday. I am 5."I could not believe it. He was born on the exact day I separated. September 6, 2006.I gave him a big hug. I ADORE this … [Read more...]
favourite summer moments
We arrived home today with a carload of paints, clothes, canvasses, beads and food from a summer up north. I know we are all going to have a really good year and I know I am luckier than most with how I work and play all summer up north, but I hate that last swim in the … [Read more...]
Where do you find your strength?
A new friend came to the door yesterday morning with dark sunglasses on. It was not sunny out.These are the glasses that can hold you together. They are something to hide behind.We don't need the world to know we have spent the night crying.And maybe the morning too.She is newly separated and … [Read more...]
plenty of fish ?
Did I ever tell you after I separated I went to a psychic- I was so eager to do so as my life felt like a blank slate in so many ways. Drop dead curiosity drove me there.She told me many truths of the past that she could not have possibly known- unless she was, you know, magic. Sceptics please … [Read more...]
10 truths about sleepover camp
1. If they write "I hate it here, pick me up" you will likely find that was one moment of difficulty/ homesickness in an otherwise perfect experience.2. When they cry when they hug you at pick up it is not because they have missed you or are happy to see you but rather that they are devastated to … [Read more...]
she never saw it coming- update
Do you remember the story of the woman in what for her and him was a good and settled marriage, who found one day that her husband was having an affair and it so sideswiped her that she went into shock, then hibernation for a undetermined period? When she came out slowly she met a lovely man at a … [Read more...]
words for wednesday on Thursday- grateful
"Nothing can hurt you if you are grateful" someone's momI like this and every time I read this it means something else to mehow do you interpret it? … [Read more...]
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