It didn’t really hit me until last month. I’d seen this behaviour show it’s ugly little face before, but I never thought it was a persistent problem. It only hit me during our last playdate when we basically scared my friend and her son away*. I immediately messaged my husband at work and said “I […]
For the good of Momdom
My beautiful and talented friend, Yasmine, has graciously offered to write a guest post for my blog; offering a new perspective on all things motherhood. A wife and loving mother of one of the cutest little boys I know, here is her story: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Maya said she was looking for a guest blog I […]
30 (+) days challenge heading into Spring break
Kyle’s birth story
I’ve recently came across a cool blog by a fellow Torontonian, called http://thebirthstoriesblog.wordpress.com/ Carolyn has blogged about the birth of her son, and wanted to share birth stories of other women on her blog. I thought this was a great idea, and decided to contribute to her blog with details (sparing anything gross) about Kyle’s […]
The best group I ever joined
Top 10 things a stay-at-home parent of a toddler can’t live without
My favourite part about New-Years is all of the countdowns and “top 10 / top 100″ lists. So here’s my top 10 list of things a stay-at-home parent of a Toddler can’t live without. I would love to hear what tops your list for staying sane! 10. TV. Specifically, Treehouse and Disney Junior. Kyle’s current favourites are […]
Feeling guilty. Also known as being a mother
Being Jewish with Israeli parents of Polish decent, I grew up with a lot of guilt in my life. It was my parents go-to mantra for discipline. I grew up feeling guilty if I got 98% on a test and not 100%. Guilty for getting my car towed the first time I drove it downtown […]
Ladies, can you keep a secret?
T’is the season of Chrismukkah
It’s December, and that means that the holidays are upon us. I’m Jewish and I married a non-Jew. My husband, John, describes himself as half-Jewish and half-Oshawa, the city he grew up in. This also happens to be partially the rational behind our son Kyle’s middle name - Joshua or Jew-Oshawa. Amazing - I know! As my husband […]