As you have probably gathered by now I’m writing several posts on The Westin Habour Castle hotel in Toronto. I live in Toronto which means I’m, obviously, a sucker for the hotel experience. I’m also ...
There have been many, let’s call them,“War of Roses” posts on Babble recently. I just discovered this video posted on facebook. Let it remind you why you married your love. Because ...
Things happen in a person’s life. They have children. They accumulate furniture. They enter their minivan years. They outgrow the miniature apartment-sky-box they have jammed themselves into, and wou...
It’s happened to me a few times and those times still haunt me from time to time. I’m at the check in desk at the hotel. It’s a last minute booking which means I haven’t had time to stalk the website...
This past weekend in Canada was the Victoria Day long weekend, fondly known as May 2-4 where, for the most part, people set off fireworks in their backyards and scream until one o’clock in the mornin...
I was originally going to call this post “Can Everyone Please Shut Up?” but then I realized I was ovulating which means I really shouldn’t be allowed near a computer or anywhere close to a youtube vi...
I’ve been wanting some one-on-one time with my five year old lately. And for anyone with two or more children you soon realize these moments are precious and more often than not, too far and few betw...
Sam’s Story: Allow me to introduce myself to you: I am a quitter. I ‘quit’ things. There is virtually no extracurricular, no tough-as-nails math class, no sports-ball based endeavor, tha...
After how many years of doing one particular thing can you call yourself an expert? Five years? Maybe ten? How about thirty? Well, I’ve been married for 9 years. No days off. No sabbatical to a cabin...
I am not totally proud of this, but also not un-proud. In our busy lives there are Things That Need To Get Done NOW And If Anyone Dawdles For One Second The Entire Ponzi Scheme That Is Our Sch...
Dearest Offspring, We apologize in advance. This may seem like an odd gesture considering you’re all so young and not much has happened yet, but this life is long and we are all most certainly going...
Sometimes you come across something that is just so brilliant that sharing it is the only option. Thank you Nirvan Mullick for being the kind of person who is not too busy to buy a fun pass. After w...
The other day, someone called me a “dumb bitch” on Twitter. How rude, I thought…to be accused of being “dumb” by someone I don’t even know. The other thing though, I mean the bitch part, I can get be...
There’s no problem that can’t be solved by yogurt. At least, you might think that’s how I feel, given the twenty three individually sized yogurt cups currently occupying the entire top shelf of my re...
This past weekend I got into a fight. It was nasty and involved yelling. It also got physical, which is not something I am proud of. I really wanted this relationship to work and I know I tried, I...
We live in an age that is obsessed with ‘How Other People Do Things,’ and it would seem that most especially of all, we want to know how other people parent. (Oh, hello. This is a parenting website. ...
Don’t get me wrong, the idea of watching a children’s movie that I could actually sit through without wanting to poke out my eyes is most welcome. I love the Harry Potter movies and, adm...
Every so often we write a post that really hits a nerve with our readers. A post that opens up the flood gates and acts as a cathartic lightening rod for MOMS EVERYWHERE to just LET LOOSE on t...
First of all, I must clear up your possible assumptions before I launch into my post: No, I am not directly related to Gwyneth Paltrow. We are not friends. And if it weren’t for all the nasty posts a...
Let’s talk about boobs again, specifically, mine. Whatever I have or have not said about them in the past is not important here. What is important, is that I finally recognized something pretty major...
If you’re anything like us, then you live in a chilly Northern climate and, from the months of November until about April, you will spend a great deal of time inside your home saying such things as: ...
A few months ago I found myself standing in line with dozens of other parents waiting to register my child for swimming class. The tension in the air was palpable. Mothers and fathers soothed their a...
Tiny Toys Will Be The Death Of Me, they will. Two possible scenarios come to mind. I will either: A) accidentally step down hard on a Squinkie bubble, frightening myself and causing me to lurc...
Bravo for YOU!!!! Holy crap you are so super awesome I don’t even know where to start! Perhaps you are currently pregnant: UNBELIEVABLE. You are creating a human being in your body. Little toes a...
Allana: She did! Sam: I did! Allana: I just plopped it right on a cookie sheet and stuck it in the - Sam: WHOA! Stop right there Allana. I didn’t make you eat it. Let’s not invoke The Silence of th...
If you’ve ever wondered if we read the comments you post at Eating Over The Sink then wonder no further! We not only read your delightful, often witty, sometimes tear jerky, infrequently douchey, mor...
Allana’s last post resonated with me on a very deep level. I agree with her; giving away your baby things is a definitive statement about your future intentions in the department of ‘having mo...
We both grew up in the city so the term “It takes a village…” was something we thought only village people did. You know, the guys who sang such mega hits “Y.M.C.A” and the not so mega hit “Sex Ove...
It’s a new year, and for many of us that means getting rid of whole bunch of stuff we’ve been holding on to in order to make room for new and wonderful opportunities. For me that means giving away th...
Listen, who better to point out your great qualities than the person who knows them best? = YOU. That’s right. You’ve had babies, they count on you for their survival, and yes, only yo...
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