Tag Archives: kids

Father-daughter-Beyoncé bonding

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

Conversations these days with my 15-year-old daughter go something like this: Abby (getting out of the car): “Can you write me a note? I’m going to be late for class.” Me: “You’re not going to be late. Just be quick.” … Continue reading →

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Out of the crawlspace, into the tree house

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

When I was little, my older brother and I would spend hours tunnelling into the piles of snow at the end of our driveway. This was back when we regularly got snowfalls of 17 feet at a time. Or something … Continue reading →

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U-turns at the halfway house

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

We are now one child away from having an empty nest – only it’s not so much a nest. More like a temporary storage facility. If the imaginary volcano in our backyard were to erupt and spew hot ash over … Continue reading →

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That’s a so-called wrap

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

A girl’s gotta eat. Even when it’s specialty foods delivered frozen in giant boxes stuffed with ice packs and Styrofoam noodles, a girl’s gotta eat. Even when some of the food items are as appetizing as the Styrofoam noodles, you … Continue reading →

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So, you’re coming to meet the parents!

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Congratulations on dating our son/daughter. Rest assured your sweetheart is the culmination of generations of only the finest natural selection, with the exception of a brief period in the late 1800s that no one in the family likes to talk … Continue reading →

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Up front about up front

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

There are times when you sit back as a parent and realize, “I’m discussing the scrotum with my 13-year-old. And it isn’t that bad.” Abby and I were doing Science homework and had reproduction, in all its sexual and asexual … Continue reading →

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Buying dirty books

Posted on September 4, 2014 by

The last thing you expect when you go to Old Orchard Beach in Maine on the long Labour Day weekend is to keep your sanity. The second-last thing you expect, among the tourists, souvenir shops, fried-everything stands and carnival rides, … Continue reading →

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