Today I watched your video I cried for you. So many times I am amazed at the human spirit and human kindness. Today I am ashamed to be part of the human race. I don't know where evil comes from or where cruelty like this grows. It is almost impossible to believe that people can be this … [Read more...]
Hear their silent cries for help
Have you heard the news? The month of May is Mental Illness Awareness Month and as a mom of eight children - two of them suffer from mental illness I have always been an advocate for my children, but now I must hurry before time runs out! Mental illness is a silent disability affecting … [Read more...]
Thirteen Reasons To Read This Book
1. It's Called Thirteen Reasons Why. Does that title not intrigue? (It's by Jay Asher, and the ISBN is978 1 59514 188 0)2. It was one of last year's biggest, hottest, teen titles, and still going strong. 3. It's published (here) by Razorbill, a very cool teen imprint who has just launched an online … [Read more...]
helplessness
There seems to be a frightening rash of suicides in our community. More than ever or just more discussed and made public through social media? Hard to know. But one case is too many, so I want to dedicate this post to helplessness.Helplessness is defined as lacking protection or support, … [Read more...]
end the race to nowhere
On my way out of my driveway with one daughter and a plate of dinner, I caught the eye of my elderly neighbour. I said "don't call the Children's Aid Society on me- although she may be eating dinner in the car because she just got back from play practice and is on her way to babysit, there are … [Read more...]
Tragedy for the Osmond Family
I grew up a little bit obsessed with the Osmonds. I have mentioned many, many times that Donny Osmond was my first celebrity crush. and I won't tell you how many times I sat through Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat just so I could watch Sir Donny in a loincloth (rawr). And it wasn't just … [Read more...]