Tag: life

The Small Joys

I’m pleased to present you with the very first (other than my own) submission for the #BlogSmallJoys series. Submitted by..

You’re the sing in my song

Today I held you in the pool, tightly against my body, memorizing the way the moment felt. I watched your..

So your kid hurt my kid

Seldom is there more anger than when a mama bear’s cub gets injured. Should a fellow kindergartener toss out a..

Two words

On the Yummy Mummy Club Facebook page, a question was posed: “If you could warn your younger self about anything..

All the things they said

“Oh you have such skinny arms. Such little skinny arms.” It was an off-handed comment to my daughter, while a..

If I wasn’t afraid

I’ve never read Lean In, so I can’t comment on the content at all, but I’ve seen a number of..

Life is a Story

It was past her bedtime, but she obviously needed to talk so I didn’t rush her through her process. She..

The Dark Side of “Fake it Till You Make It”

I was interested in the media coverage of L’Wren Scott for many reasons, but the New York Post piece discussing her “fake..

Parenting Advice from… Alanis Morissette?

I’m not gonna lie, I spent a lot of time listening to Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill in university. Maybe..

I’ve got the stay at home mom blues

I’ve spent the last 2,731 days as a stay-at-home mom. For awhile, I was an on-maternity-leave mom, and for awhile..