I recently had the privilege to join CBC Radio, The Current as a guest. The story was on the increasing number of kids who struggle with some kind of sleep disorder. A new research study was launched by pediatricians to learn if there are negative long term effects associated with melatonin. I use melatonin with … Read more
Welcome Guest Writer Christine Baayen, dog trainer, groomer and owner of The Ugly Pug. Christine will be contributing regular posts about dog training and grooming! Get ready, she knows dogs and she has no bones about sharing her opinions ! (bhaa, see what I did there, damn that was clever! A bone reference. Get … Read more
My youngest son, Marcello was born September 15th. Birthdays are special at our house. I make an effort to make sure the birthday person feels celebrated! When Marcello turned three we visited The Ontario Science Centre. I pulled the other two out of school and we made the trek to Toronto for the day. It … Read more
Seriously. Listen to this kid. She is going to put divorce lawyers out of business. To my divorced and separated friends, keep your eye on the prize: your children. Listen to her: Remember your kids. MF
A few weeks back I met this cool guy, with a cool accent. Jesse, (Centre) at the 2015 Merritt Relay and Run His name is Jesse Gibbs and he moved to Canada from New Zealand. I asked him to write a blog on life in Canada. He said yes. Here it is. The Trials and … Read more
Here’s your warning: Boys this blog is about lady parts and it’s not a boob job. So you may wanna bow out now; hand it to the lady in your life; or read it to better understand when and if she ever brings up the words: ablation and tubal. After trying the pill and an … Read more
I have three kids. Two of them have no problem sleeping, and never did. One does and always has. He wasn’t colicky, but getting him to fall asleep was like putting together IKEA furniture (which in my opinion is impossible). I remember the first night he slept through the night, he was 18 months old. … Read more
Thank you to everyone who read, shared and commented on the post “Dear MF: Anorexia Could Kill My Daughter”. A special thank you to Allie’s Mom for sharing her powerful and gut wrenching story. Eating disorders are very real and absolutely terrifying. When I read that letter from Allie’s Mom ( “Allie” is a pseudonym), … Read more