This morning I found my 5-year-old son sobbing alone in his room, looking out his window, standing in a puddle of tears. This is not just a play on words; there was an actual puddle on the windowsill. Our family’s pet rabbit passed away yesterday, and our kids […]
Nineteen weeks. That is the exact length of time that my kids have been out of school (but who’s counting)? Nineteen weeks where, like all families around the world with children, we’ve done our best as a family to adapt to the crazy realities of a […]
What day is it again? I can’t be entirely sure. The days and nights all seem to roll into one, and it doesn’t seem to really matter anymore if it is a Monday or a Thursday – there’s not much differentiating either day. I can’t […]
Ahhh the newborn phase. The life-altering, heart-exploding, sleep-deprived newborn phase. You’ve spent up to 9 long months waiting to welcome a precious new life into the world, and when your baby finally arrives, you’re over-the-moon in love with them. You’ve literally created a miracle, and […]
If you’re reading this, how are you doing today? How are you feeling? How are your emotions? How is your mental health? If you’re like me, living in the Western Hemisphere, chances are you’re feeling the full spectrum of emotions as we begin to navigate […]
I’ll never forget the thrill of anticipation as your dad and I waited for you to come into this world. Having experienced a miscarriage only three months prior to finding out you were on the way, I didn’t take a moment of my pregnancy with you for granted. […]
Recently while watching our kids’ swim lessons, my husband and I sat in the parent lobby, only to overhear a rather heated discussion between one of the parents and the pool supervisor. Correction, actually – the pool supervisor was providing professional, well-thought-out feedback for the parent with […]
Not long before the Christmas holiday, my husband and I were at a meeting with a special needs counsellor who had spent a few months evaluating our three-year-old son at his preschool. Ever since he was born, he’s been an incredibly high-energy kid who was often known […]
For the past two weeks, dropping off and picking up my son from preschool has had a dramatic change in vibe since the school year started. My boy, who has been stuck to me like Krazy Glue from the moment he was born, has been sprinting into […]
Recently, I had a discussion with one of my good mom friends who also happens to be a teacher. I was curious about the level of respect that parents showed to teachers in 2019, because my perception based on having a child in her second year of kindergarten […]
