When I moved my girlies and I “back home” to Nova Scotia, I envisioned my new life as a single mom to be long, arduous, and worth every hardship. I knew that I didn’t want my girls growing up believing that marriage was an institution they had to accept in whatever form it takes. I … Read more
“Blog-storming” a life plan Forming a plan. Not as easy as it sounds. I had this fantastic idea last night, that I just need to sit down and truly plan what I want out of my life. Hell!? Where do I begin? Short term? Long term? What aspect of my life? This isn’t a new … Read more
When I first became a single mom, I turned to running to maintain my sanity. Single parenting has been a lot like endurance sport training. I must pace myself, sustain myself, take cut-back weeks and most of all, keep my eye on the prize. How do I pace myself at this? Sick kids, challenging behaviours, … Read more
I’m going to offer just a handful of my observations as a soon-to-be-divorced parent: children are far more insightful than we ever give them credit for; there are considerable differences in how siblings view their lives; as the primary parent with whom they reside for more than 85% of the time dad’s weekends when the … Read more
http://www.renc.igs.net/~tcollier/deployment%20haiti.htm As I was preparing lunch one day, just weeks after daddy’s homecoming, I heard my daughter from the other room. She had been watching Franklin on CBC Kids, and I hadn’t noticed it was over. The news was on when I heard her saying “My daddy was in Haiti!” I walked in the room … Read more
Draft of my story that was published in Understanding Human Sexuality The birth of my first child, was of course a memorable experience. In a few words I would describe it as relaxed, personal, secure and simple. I was under the care of a team of two midwives throughout my pregnancy; I had many opportunities … Read more