“Women Can’t Have It All” Is Not a Mr. Potato Head Joke
Yesterday Jeni, a writer I admire, posted this on Twitter. I’m no Kardashian defender, but this is NOT cool. @TIME >This pic of Kim Kardashian shows why women can’t have it all...
View ArticleI Made Mom Cry
*Lovingly dedicated to you, if your kids made you cry this summer* Yesterday I made my mom cry. My little brother and I were in the bath and we were having so much fun, you know, splashing water at...
View ArticleIf I Had to Write Your Obituary
“Today I lost my great aunt, Dr. Nina Mikhoels, my Ninulya, who helped raise me as though I was her own and it feels like one of my protective battlements is down.” I wrote on my Facebook wall. And it...
View ArticleTV’s Top Ten Most Annoying Girlfriends
“Never met a woman who knew how to turn off a light. They’re born thinkin’ the switch only goes one way: on.” – Shane, “The Walking Dead” Apparently dearly departed Shane’s pet peeve when it came to...
View ArticleMourning from Afar
My birthday is on March 16th, a day before St. Patrick’s Day. This year for the first time I will be missing some of the people who celebrated it with me most of my life. (This post is dedicated to...
View ArticleOn Synthetic Children and Female Empowerment
Sometimes I’m deep. Sometimes I’m funny. I had a chance to explore both sides through my Yummy Mummy Club posts this week. The first one is a fun exploration of the evolution of Cinderella shown...
View ArticleF in Parenting
It was raining when the bus was about to pull out of the station and I ran to catch it. It wasn’t right away that I had heard the voice behind me and seconds later realized that the words were directed...
View ArticleSome Truths About Lies
Blatant Lies See this? When I studied Art History I first became exposed to the term “provenance”. Provenance in Art is like the CV of an art work. It documents its movements, relocations and history...
View ArticleNine Things That Second Time Parenting Did To My Body
Back to school is a bit of a witch’s pot overflowing with different, sometimes contradicting ingredients. Last week I wrote for The Mid about how my son told me he was scared of grade one and I flunked...
View ArticleThe Feeling of Her Hand
To my grandma on the eve of what would have been her ninety fourth birthday. I don’t know what it is about bedtime. Maybe it’s that quiet time of day that welcomes contemplation. A time for withdrawing...
View ArticleThe Other Issue With Kim Kardashian’s Nude Photo – Why it Has Nothing to Do...
I believe in teaching children about gender equality. I believe that female empowerment is one way of doing that. I believe in a grownup woman’s right to post a nude selfie on the internet. I believe...
View ArticleA Decade of Becoming – Saying Goodbye to My Thirties
This is the last day of my thirties, a decade I’ve spent BECOMING. With only two years of marriage under my belt I was still becoming a wife at thirty. At thirty one I said goodbye to people who are...
View ArticleYou’re Forty, Now What? Seven Strong Female Leads in Must-Watch Shows
March is the month when we celebrate International Women’s Day. It is also the month when we celebrate finally catching up with the age our children always thought we were – old, but that one’s more...
View ArticleTypical Phone Conversation Between Two Moms Who Know Each Other Very Well and...
“All mothers are slightly insane” J. D. Salinger *dialing friend’s number* Friend: yeah, hi (side mumble). Me: cool. Yeah. That’s amazing. Friend: put the ball where it belongs. Other kids will want...
View ArticleGraduating From Limbo – Sponsored Post
The following post is very personal to me, as I share the story of my fertility journey. It is also sponsored by OvaScience, who has a new technology called AUGMENT that can help those struggling with...
View Article40 Objects Moms Serve as
Food Soother Thermometer White noise machine Educational developmental toy Carrier Vomit receptacle Bridge Mattress Pillow Alarm clock Garbage bin Blackboard Sticker album Ladder Stop watch Megaphone...
View ArticleThe Things You Don’t Know
This morning I was enjoying my Earl Grey tea and kept the teabag in the cup instead of dipping it twice before quickly removing it as soon as the boiling water redefined itself as tea, and it occurred...
View ArticleSeven Love Stories in Seven Days- #2: Instagram and other Filters
I was a latecomer to the Instagram scene thinking that what the world didn’t need was one more person sharing the contents of their plate. Ever since my dog passed away in 2012 there hasn’t been...
View ArticleSeven Love Stories in Seven Days – #4: Stuff
Last week my preschooler was invited to a birthday party at an indoor playground. I was recovering from one of the worst migraine episodes I’ve had in a long time and sharing a closed space with...
View ArticleSeven Love Stories in Seven Days – #5: Dreams
I used to have the best dreams, even when they were the worst ones. They spread all through me reaching the deepest areas and when I woke up they continued following me clinging to my clothes, leaving...
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