Posts Tagged: child
AWESOME PARENTING SKILLS!
We are at dinner. The princess and I are eating a wonderful orangey-red cabbage-and-rice dish. Don’t clutch your stomachs and make gagging sounds- in fact it is a great dish, and I have fond memories of it (one which involves
AWESOME PARENTING SKILLS!
We are at dinner. The princess and I are eating a wonderful orangey-red cabbage-and-rice dish. Don’t clutch your stomachs and make gagging sounds- in fact it is a great dish, and I have fond memories of it (one which involves
FANTASY GIRL, REAL GIRL
The Golden Boy is sitting on the couch, swinging his goldy-brown legs. Staring into space, he bellows out, for no apparent reason “Lucy! LOOOO-sie! LUCY!” I know who Lucy is-she is a pretty pale little blonde girl who sits next
FANTASY GIRL, REAL GIRL
The Golden Boy is sitting on the couch, swinging his goldy-brown legs. Staring into space, he bellows out, for no apparent reason “Lucy! LOOOO-sie! LUCY!” I know who Lucy is-she is a pretty pale little blonde girl who sits next
NO SUPERSTAR MUM
I should have known better than to negotiate with a five-year old, even if he is turning six tomorrow. I don’t know why I thought I could get away with it, after all, it’s not as if I was lacking
NO SUPERSTAR MUM
I should have known better than to negotiate with a five-year old, even if he is turning six tomorrow. I don’t know why I thought I could get away with it, after all, it’s not as if I was lacking
BEWITCHED
She screams with joy, breaks loose from me and races towards “Mary-Kate” and “Ashley”. More screaming and hugging, as if they had not parted from each other a bare two hours ago, and before that, as if they had not
BEWITCHED
She screams with joy, breaks loose from me and races towards “Mary-Kate” and “Ashley”. More screaming and hugging, as if they had not parted from each other a bare two hours ago, and before that, as if they had not
SING ALONG
Listening to music has become an activity fraught with danger in thenewcomer household. The princess enjoys singing and dancing. The golden boy, although as obsessive about his music as any of the newcomer family, has a peculiar and deep hatred
SING ALONG
Listening to music has become an activity fraught with danger in thenewcomer household. The princess enjoys singing and dancing. The golden boy, although as obsessive about his music as any of the newcomer family, has a peculiar and deep hatred
WHEN THE SECRET CAME OUT
Seven years ago. A bright early summer day. I stepped into my office. Everything was as usual, except that I had a secret. A really deep, dark secret, which I had found out only over the weekend, and which had
WHEN THE SECRET CAME OUT
Seven years ago. A bright early summer day. I stepped into my office. Everything was as usual, except that I had a secret. A really deep, dark secret, which I had found out only over the weekend, and which had
CANADIAN MOTHERS, IRANIAN MOTHERS
Mothers mingle in the school summer fair. Children rush through games and candy stalls and bouncy castles. Mothers chit-chat, trying to control the children without looking as if they are trying too hard. Iranian Mother: “Oh I am SOOOOO pleeeeeeaaased
CANADIAN MOTHERS, IRANIAN MOTHERS
Mothers mingle in the school summer fair. Children rush through games and candy stalls and bouncy castles. Mothers chit-chat, trying to control the children without looking as if they are trying too hard. Iranian Mother: “Oh I am SOOOOO pleeeeeeaaased
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF A WOMAN BLESSED (ILLUSTRATED)
The stew for dinner is bubbling merrily on the stove… The golden boy has fallen asleep on the couch… The living room is
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF A WOMAN BLESSED (ILLUSTRATED)
The stew for dinner is bubbling merrily on the stove… The golden boy has fallen asleep on the couch… The living room is
WEEKEND PROGRAMME
-Mommie, I want another freezie. -But you just had one! Your poo will explode- remember? -You’re an evil Mommie! I hate you! I’m going to bite you! I won’t be your pet weasel anymore, I’m a nasty weasel who bites
WEEKEND PROGRAMME
-Mommie, I want another freezie. -But you just had one! Your poo will explode- remember? -You’re an evil Mommie! I hate you! I’m going to bite you! I won’t be your pet weasel anymore, I’m a nasty weasel who bites
NIGHTMARE PLAYDATES
One of the most traumatic experiences of parenthood –and as well all know too well, there are but too many- is the modern phenomenon of playdating. The way we live now means there are no hoards of cousins and cousins’
NIGHTMARE PLAYDATES
One of the most traumatic experiences of parenthood –and as well all know too well, there are but too many- is the modern phenomenon of playdating. The way we live now means there are no hoards of cousins and cousins’
