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On Being a Farm Girl and a Younger Sister

Autumn 1996 I walk onto my apartment’s balcony holding the cordless phone to my ear. “So,” I tell my brother who’s taking his PhD in Agriculture in Manitoba, “I’ve signed up to take a six-week self defense workshop.” “That’s cool,” he says. “Any particular reason?” “No, not really. My friend wants to take it, and […]

Children, Wrestling, and Neglectful Parenting

Our twins have started wrestling with each other every evening.  After they clean up all their toys (or take the short cut and shove them under the couch), they decide it’s time. Now, as far as I know, they’ve never actually seen WWE. At least, I’m hoping they can’t yet understand the headline, “The 2010 […]

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