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Category Archives: Parenting Confessions
What do you mean, you’re leaving?
I think I have a problem with living too much on paper. Once, when I was in Grad school and my children were 6 and 4 years old respectively, I saw an empty space in my calendar. I had class … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting Confessions
Tagged absence of children, free range parenting, motherhood, vacation
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What Not To Do At Your Child’s Dance Show
Last week was my eldest daughter’s ballet concert. Now, she has been doing ballet since she was five- nay- she has been dancing since she was two, and it consisted of her flailing her arms and running around the community … Continue reading
3 Arguments to Give my Daughters in Favour of Feminism
It is Sunday morning at 8:45. The family is asleep and I am sweltering in my little writer’s corner (the Habitat my husband built for me) listening to CBC and drinking that all important first cup of coffee. For the … Continue reading
On Practicing Confidence
It has been a while since I have written a straight out, Day in the life post, and I’m feeling the itch of a random musing coming on. What has been on my mind for a while is confidence. Why … Continue reading
Weighing in on the Sick Lit Debate
The other day I was listening to CBC (as is my wont). The current was airing a segment on a new genre of YA lit dubbed “sick-lit.” I listened with great interest; a new YA lit genre I have not … Continue reading
The Political education of our children: some thoughts on Something Fierce
I recently read the 2012 Canada Reads selection, SomethingFierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre and it got me thinking about my own politics. And consequently, the job I am doing instilling a political consciousness in my own … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Parenting Confessions
Tagged Education, Failure, Memoirs, Non-fiction, politics
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Are we corrupting our children? The debate about raunchy lyrics (yes there is one)
When I was ten, my favourite tape (yes, I am that old. I was buying tapes well into late teens. I still regret the unfortunate advent of CDs- stupid technology) was the soundtrack of Grease. In fact, I remember going … Continue reading
