June 2009 – Lina Branter

End of the Year Concerts in Review

The end of the school year always means one thing: the end of the year concert (dah dah dah duhhhhh- in case you need it spelled out for you- that was the ominous music being cued). Except, this year, it wasn’t so bad. And I say this was a cocktail of shock and bewilderment, asContinue reading “End of the Year Concerts in Review”

Manipulation Nation

So my daughter has been home sick for the last two days. It started on Sunday when she began complaining of a sore throat and a head ache and did indeed look very pale. She slept all day Monday and said that she was still feeling ill on Tuesday. So okay. My husband and IContinue reading “Manipulation Nation”

The Puberty Talk

Early this year, a friend told a friend who told me that there was actually a family doctor in Montreal that was taking patients. I practically grabbed the information sheet out of my friend’s hand and ran to the phone, ready to do any grovelling necessary to be put on the list. Why such haste?Continue reading “The Puberty Talk”