All Joy and No Fun
So in 2010, I read this article in New York Magazine entitled “All Joy and No Fun: Why parents hate …
Category Archives: Mother’s Musings
The Whole Tooth (Fairy)
It’s fun when your various worlds meet. That happened to me two weekends ago at the annual Ten Thousand Villages …
Grade One Homework
At the end of September I wrote an exasperated post about working parent life and the … role the addition of nightly homework …
On not choosing me for #1000Speak
Once a month the 1000 Speak for Compassion blogging movement aims to flood the Internet with good by posting about compassion. This month, …
I’ve Got This!
Until the moment when I clearly don’t. Hi! Remember me? I’m Louise. It’s been a few weeks since my last post. …
Playing Favourites
Growing up, I knew this girl named Lisa. We met up in things like swim lessons, Girl Guides, and part-time job training. I …
Bribery and Parenthood
Remember that list you had of everything you would NEVER do when you became a parent? Bribery topped my list. …
Everything Old is New Again
Imagine my amusement last week when I found my five and three-year-old at the breakfast table fighting over a View-Master. Yup. You …
Organized Learning and Fun
Originally posted on Baby Gates Down:
It’s 8:59 pm on Monday, August 12. And I’m ready. The City of Ottawa Recreation Site…
Hey Lifeguard!
I didn’t think it would be this hard. Not judging you. And not being THAT PARENT. But then there was …
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