Analyzing the joys and funny bits of parenting and the domestic life
My five-year-old son, K, could care less about my camera. A huge part of his life involves co-starring in my photo shoots, but at no point has he ever taken an interest in taking his own pictures. I find this lack of interest curious, because when I was not much older than him, I had [...]
I bought a bunny today. A fuzzy pink bunny holding a giant Easter egg that my three-year-old thinks is a rocket. She doesn’t understand why her bunny is holding a rocket, but apparently that rocket gives her bunny superpowers against the opposite sex. The Easter Egg Rocket will not only repel any boy older than [...]
Apples and Peanut Butter: My latest snack obsession. Bunion: What I think might be the name of the ouchy thing on my foot. Cough: Too many weeks in to count, and I still have it. Drunk: The state that I sometimes wish I could get to but can’t for too many physical and emotional reasons [...]
Approximately 15 years ago, I found myself walking down a Vancouver street not too far away from BC Place Stadium. The noise on the street was amazing in its Level of Loud and it was obvious that the cacophony was the fault of whatever was happening inside the stadium. In my usual manner of think-speaking [...]
My kids are firmly in the I’m Just Going on Faith That You Have a Nice Smile Because I Haven’t Seen a Normal Look on Your Face for a Few Months Now Stage. It’s the stage where every time I look at the kids they stick out their tongue, or act like monkeys, or just [...]
