“But Mom, I’m a BOY.” – The argument for why men and women need to learn a range of skills
I was in the home of a friend the other day who was cooking a meal, and she turned to her 11-year old son and said: “Why don’t you come into the kitchen and learn how t
The Bare Bones Maternity Wardrobe
If I had to do it all over again, this is what I’d buy as a maternity wardrobe: 2 dark tank tops that are super stretchy The best ones are from Aritzia, the Bowie Tank for ab
If men were the ones to get pregnant and give birth, like seahorses, the world would be so different
Seriously. If men were the ones to get pregnant and give birth, they would not be saying the shizz they’re saying in the comments on this post about how a Toronto coder hear
Initial Observations of being a New Parent and Mother
DISCLAIMER: This will be a LONG post. A SUPER LONG, EPIC post about baby poo, sleep and all the things I had to learn on my own. It is interesting to no one but expecting or fir
How to tell family members “No”, I am not helping your sorry ass any more
How to tell parasitic family members you're not going to help them any more.
Travel: What it’s like to visit China — Gambling, Religion and Respect for Elders
This is part of my Travel Series. — THEY ARE QUITE RELIGIOUS ON THE WHOLE Every temple I went to, I saw lots of people praying, lots of incense burning and reverence.
Review of the Chimparoo Mei Tai Cotton Carrier made in Canada
An honest review of the Chimparoo Mei Tai Carrier for babies and toddlers. Spoiler Alert, it's amazing!
The aftermath of giving up your career to stay at home
In a link shared by reader Jaime (who should really have her own blog because she has such interesting insights), NY Times re-visits women in the 1990s who gave up their high-flyin
I gave up a quarter of a million dollars to be with my family
And it sucks. It’s really hard being a working mother, particularly since we have to go through 9 months carrying a child and then take at least 3 months off after the birth
Ridiculous cultural preferences for a baby boy or a baby girl
A small rant today. I don’t believe in preferring one gender over another, but many cultures do this, and it’s mainly the baby girls that get killed, aborted, abandoned