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Valentine's Day

The 20 Worst Gifts for Valentine's Day

A couple of months ago, I asked the Ironic Mom Facebook community what the worst gifts were that they’d ever received. Given that Valentine’s Day is next week, I’m going to declare these the 20 worst gifts you could give your beloved on February 14th. 1.  2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. […]

Love Is When…

This morning I received a Facebook message from a good friend. She’s making Valentine’s Day ornaments for her staying-up-all-year Christmas tree, and she wants her friends to send her their answer to the sentence starter, “Love is…” My first thought was this: Then I thought of my hilarious readers. Help me out. Fill in the […]

For Those Who Need a Laugh on Valentine's Day

I’m anti-gush, which makes the saccarine overtones of Valentine’s Day hard for me to stomach. But last Thursday, I got my hair chopped so I’d look slightly more like my avatar. I saw this sign outside my salon. Last Thursday was also the day my humor column appeared in The Calgary Herald. It’s not sappy. Promise. […]

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