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Advice from my father
First be kind, then be tough. It is better to listen than to speak, smarter to think than to react. If you treat others with respect, they will respect you and your tentacle-like appendage. Master five good meal recipes. Know … Continue reading
Posted in Never Happened
Tagged advice, Father's Day, humor, parenthood, tentacles, weird
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Resting heartbeat
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
Posted in Family - whadya gonna do?
Tagged Algonquin College, children, family, growing up, moving out, Nippising University, parenthood
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Talking to your kids about legal drugs
“Sit down, son. I’d like to talk to you about a difficult subject. No, not sex. No, not why all the rock stars are dying off. I want to talk to you about marijuana. Now that it’s legal in Canada, … Continue reading
Rugby: not for the faint-hearted (parent)
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
Posted in Family - whadya gonna do?, It Really Did Happen!
Tagged children, drinking, family, hate mail, humor, parenthood, rugby, rules of rugby, women in sports
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