Aug 3rd, 2011
Okay, that’s it: I try to stay neutral on the issue of breastfeeing. I’ve pointed out, on many occasions, that yes, “breast is best” for baby, but that there are many times when it may not be best for Mom, or for the family as a whole. As of righ tnow, though, I’ve just about [...]
Apr 7th, 2011
Things have been kind of boring around here lately (entirely my fault, I acknowledge… would never DREAM of blaming you!) so I thought that perhaps it’s time to stir things up a bit, and how better to do that than with more circumcision talk! Dalhousie University’s Dr. Noni MacDonald published an editorial in the Canadian [...]
Oct 1st, 2010
I think I mentioned a long time ago that I’m not one to jump on product recalls. We are, in fact, still using a drop-side crib in our house, and I have no intention of replacing it. 3 older children have survived through it, as has our youngest for the past 12 months or so [...]
Jul 6th, 2010
Like a lot of people in this economic climate, my husband is out of work right now. Since a family of six can’t exactly survive on EI alone, I have gone back to work. It’s the first time since about July of 2006, one month or so before A was born, that I have “worked”. [...]
May 14th, 2010
I wondered if there would be a response from the parents or the dance school, and lo and behold only a few minutes later I found this at ABC News. Sorry, but I’m not buying it. Just because it “wasn’t meant to be seen by millions of people” it’s okay? And the bumping and grinding [...]
There was a video floating around today of a girls’ dance troupe. It showed five seven-year-old girls, dressed in red satin boy shorts and crop tops, trimmed with black lace, dancing to Beyoncé’s Single Ladies. It apparently went viral, getting over 2,000,000 hits, although by tonight it’s been pulled down from YouTube for copyright infringement [...]
Apr 29th, 2010
Yesterday I posted about Sandra Bullock’s new baby, and how happy I am for her. It seemed yesterday that the entire world (or those who care about such things) was happy for her. Today, I find out that there are those who have decided that they “dislike her character very much” or “have lost a [...]
Dalton McGuinty is under attack again. Not for the HST this time, but for the new Sex Ed curriculum that’s been developed for Ontario public schools. The main points of contention are this: In Grade 1, students will learn about anatomy, including genitalia and the proper names for genitalia. In Grade 3, students will learn [...]
Mar 17th, 2010
My son, Andrew, has been plagued with ear infections the past two winters. Last year after five in a row, we got a referral to a local ear, nose and throat doctor. After two visits, he declared that Andrew had “survived” the winter and didn’t need any further treatment. So far this winter he has [...]