I hate crafts. This is a problem given that my daughter is her own craft production factory. Thanks to her, we are first rate recyclers: paper, toilet paper rolls, and cereal boxes rotate from the craft table to the recycling bin with amazing fluidity. It might be cute if you’re a scrapbook person; if you’re […]
Top 5 Fridays (or Wednesdays)
Cleaning Tips I’ve Googled Since Having Twins
I’ve blogged before about people googling weird terms. I’ve blogged before about my twins’ wild antics. I’ve blogged before about my cleaning problems. Combine all three of these and you get cleaning queries I’ve googled since having twins. Cleaning Query 1: How to remove permanent marker from a wooden table Problem: Last year, one of […]
5 Stupid Comments Made to Parents of Twins
Yesterday morning, on the endless five minute drive to my twins’ school, the kids took delight in using the word “stupid.” As soon as I told them it’s not a nice word, they started singing it, elongating the vowels and punctuating those with staccato bursts of laughter. Then last night, when I titled this blog, […]
A Parenting Dictionary: Importing British-isms
Sometimes I think North American English is limited, especially when it comes to parenting. So, I am suggesting we borrow some more British words. Let’s face it, English, the language we speak, already shares a root word with England. Why not just take a few more? Here then are some of my favourite British-isms. Imported […]
5 Annoying Parenting Habits
1. A Fixation on Height Bragging about the height of our children seems to be the latest wave in competitive parenting. Since a child’s potential height is basically predetermined in the womb, this makes as much sense as bragging about a child’s natural hair colour. I don’t really care if a child is going to […]
Bizarre Search Engine Terms
One of my favourite blogging hobbies is to look at the search terms people use to get to my site. Since I’ve only been blogging since November (which, granted, is forever in terms of the internet), no one finds my site by searching for “hilarious mom” or “sarcastic parent.” But they find it by searching […]
5 Reasons Parents Need To Watch the Olympics
Reason 1: It’s better than Kid-TV. I’m not sure what your least favourite kids-TV show is, but we prefer to be patriotic in our loathing. On Canada’s homegrown Treehouse TV, 4 Square is the most despised program in our household, especially the segments featuring four dancers in unitards. If you don’t know this show, cross […]
5 Parenting Skills That Should Be Olympic Events
There should be an Olympic Games for moms and dads. Now there’s an endurance competition that’d test your focus. As a parent, not only would you get to compete, but you’d get to be your own trainer, nutritionist, psychologist, and sponsor. As an added bonus, you always get play… even if you’re severely sick, injured […]
5 Funny Memories from the First 6 Months: Raising Twins in Bangkok
I’ve spent a couple days trolling through emails from 2004, the year our twins were born. We lived in Bangkok at the time, and email was the way we communicated with people from home. What is interesting is how little the base personalities of William and Vivian have changed in the five years that have […]
5 Resolutions Made by a 5-Year-Old
To the delight of parents everywhere – and to the consternation of teachers– this past week meant back to school. For Vivian, my daughter, the first day back in Kindergarten afforded her the opportunity to write resolutions using inventing spelling. She has five wishes for 2010, and her hopes make me both smile and cringe. […]