When it comes to parenthood, there are so many firsts inextricably tied into the whole jumble of raising kids: their first words, first steps, first tooth. And even more lasts – some met with nothing short of unbridled parental glee such as: their last diaper, last bottle, last night-time feeding session. Then there are the…
Each and every morning, my kids and I do our part to ensure a small yet vulnerable population of pupils within their school are kept safe and protected for yet another day. I make certain we don’t have peanut butter on our toast at breakfast and only pack nut-free snacks in their lunch bags. That…
Once bitten, twice shy – this idiom may be true of most things . . . but not when it comes to the siren song of social media and the allure it possesses for my middle child. Ten years ago, she was a toddler sitting on the lawn petting a neighbour’s dog contentedly. When she…
So those who know me also know that I rarely take the time required to “do” my hair other than to wash it and then scrape it back into a semblance of a ponytail. Also – I must note that this messy ponytail of mine is unintentional – not to be confused with the carefully…
It is sometimes difficult for me to reconcile to the fact that a country that played such an integral part in my coming of age; one that helped usher in my introduction to adult independence; the back drop for my eye-opening realization of how expansive and wondrous the world can be – was little more…
As a parent I’m breaking the rules – well a few of them anyway. The rules I’m referring to are the hard and fast statutes created and enforced by my own parents as they raised my brother and me in middle class suburbia during the mid-1970s and 80s. For the record, my parents did an…
For the record, I bear no ill will toward the study of human societies and cultures. The Anthropologie to which I am referring is the upscale chain boutique that boasts an alarmingly high-priced stock of boho chic women’s clothing, accessories and home decor. To further muddle things – I recently made the startling realization that…
When it comes to parenthood, a healthy dose of guilt often comes along for the ride. There’s the deep, dark guilt that threatens to consume us with intense thoughts like: am I doing right by my child; making decisions in their best interest; providing them with all they deserve; spending enough time with them? Then…
Gwyneth Paltrow is in hot water – and not the exfoliating and pore-cleansing kind. This time, the former A-list actress/turned health beauty and wellness guru and her website Goop are under attack for the alleged fake science behind many of her acclaimed beauty and medicinal regimens. This isn’t the first time Paltrow has courted controversy and…
Try as we might to forget her, to move on, to literally get past the past – it has proven impossible as she has reared her ugly head once again. Though this time with a slightly older and more drawn visage, her name carries the same unmistakably horrific weight. Karla Homolka: two of the ugliest…
