This month, we’re featuring an entrepreneurial mom and stepmom; Jamie Scrimgeour, creator of The KICK-ASS Stepmom Project. Occupation: Entrepreneur, Mom, Stepmom, Wife Hometown: Exeter, Ontario Current town: Stratford, Ontario Did you always see yourself as a mom? Jamie: "I wasn’t one … [Read more...]
Naughty Nurse
Before we had kids, I used to be a really nice nurse when my husband got sick. I'd dote on him, refresh his ginger ale and bring him a cool cloth to calm his fevered brow. Now, it looks a little more like this: Husband: (in pathetic whisper) "I feel sick. Think I'll take a day to rest in bed. … [Read more...]
Wednesday Nights
(This picture isn't from Halloween but rather from a Wednesday night in June) My wife and I have a fairly new thing, we both get a night out a week. It’s not every week but we do try to do a little something for us. I play in a dart league in Acton on Thursday nights and Charlene goes out for … [Read more...]
Locked Out
As many of you know when you have kids, colds are contagious. Your kid gets a cold, then you get it, then your spouse, and so on and so on - the house is infested with germs. There is not a germ that doesn't latch itself to my little guys. I'm seriously thinking about making my own antibiotics in … [Read more...]
This Year.
For a year I poured my heart and soul out here at Dirty Little Secrets on UrbanMoms. This past year was one of reflection, honesty, and fantasy. Of heartache, shame, and recovery. It was scandalous and it was tragic. It was the story of my life as I saw it. And maybe, sometimes, as I wanted it to … [Read more...]
Collision.
Joel and I have been seeing less and less of each other. If he has noticed he hasn't said anything. He makes small gestures but he is too busy to really follow through. I have been working hard on sorting through the jumble of emotions and information in my head. In many ways I see things more … [Read more...]
That Night.
The Hospital fundraiser was everything Joel hoped it would be and more. There was networking, and socializing and I was his perfect accessory; elegant, intelligent, and able to entertain myself. The whole night I felt outside myself. Who was this person? How had I spent so many years believing this … [Read more...]
The Dream.
That night I had a dream. I am sitting in a wooded area on a bench, hidden from view, watching all of the people stroll by. I am there alone but am content to soak up the sun and just observe. I am taking it all in when I hear a familiar child's voice shouting, "Mommy!" and I turn to see my two kids … [Read more...]
Lyla the Would-Be Teacher.
Interesting fact: I was almost more nervous to tell you that I have a nanny than to tell you I had an affair. It seems ridiculous, I know. But, I feel like when I tell you that I have help at home there's this stigma that comes with it, and then all of a sudden, you guys have this perception of … [Read more...]
Foreplay: the Response
A few days ago, Nancy from Flying Solo wrote a compelling post, aimed at her male readers, about the importance of foreplay in relationships. She outlined some excellent examples of how to woo a lady into intimacy... but, as a male reader of her blog, I fear I cannot let this topic go without … [Read more...]