Tag Archives: children

A Message From My Children’s Homemade Cards

Posted on February 6, 2023 by rossmurray1

Whoa, whoa, whoa! What do you think you’re doing there, guy? We’re your children’s homemade greeting cards. You weren’t going to throw us out, were you? Let’s not do anything rash. That’s right, put the papers down. Yes, we realize … Continue reading →

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The Loneliness of the Bouncy-Castle Monitor

Posted on September 19, 2019 by rossmurray1

At one point, I’m quiet certain time began to flow in reverse. At very least it began to loop, roughly around the time that child I thought I’d seen the last of flung himself off the top of the bouncy … Continue reading →

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Resting heartbeat

Posted on September 7, 2017 by rossmurray1

It started one evening when James was closing the door to the car. He leaned out and, with a pained look on his face, said, “Mom, I don’t want to go Concordia.” Then he drove away. Well, goodnight then. For … Continue reading →

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Rugby: not for the faint-hearted (parent)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by rossmurray1

In the 11 years I’ve been writing a newspaper column, I’ve received hate mail only two times. These being Townships readers, though, it was more like strong-dislike mail. Peevish mail, tops. The first was when I suggested that curling, like … Continue reading →

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Just say ‘no’ to Nowahh

Posted on January 21, 2014 by rossmurray1

Every January our local newspapers publish special sections featuring babies born the previous year. Proud parents send in their pictures and the papers publish them for a couple of bucks. This serves two purposes: 1) it gives parents one more … Continue reading →

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