Category Archives: Parenting

You Don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone

“You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” That’s a load of bull poop! I know it seems that I’ve been picking on bad parenting lately, but for some reason it just keeps getting thrown in my face. One … Continue reading

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Facebook – Panic button for kids

Last week, FB announced they have added a “panic button” for kids to use to report suspicious behavior to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOPE). Ok…. true to the American way, there’s another band aide to put on … Continue reading

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Surprise! It’s a boy……or a girl!

This past year I’ve been surrounded by young, new mothers.  The place where I work has had about a dozen births in the last year – so obviously there have been quite a few baby showers and every one of … Continue reading

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Polygamy?

Big Love I have a confession to make.  Several years ago I came across an HBO series called Big Love and I was immediately hooked. The show is about a polygamist, played by Bill Paxton, who is trying to appear … Continue reading

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The Dark Side of Things

Like most people, I made plenty of mistakes raising my three children. Now that they are grown men, they find entertainment in teasing me about some of my weird parenting moves. For example, when the boys were teenagers I had … Continue reading

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