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In defence of exhausted mothers everywhere

January 25, 2012

I do not consider myself a vain woman.  I have wash and wear hair, could never be described as a fashion diva, nor do I have a lot of time, energy or – heck, I’ll admit it – money for fancy makeup, nails and the like.  With that said, I occasionally walk by a mirror, [...]

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Christine’s fantasy life as Jason Bourne

It’s hard as a mom, as your boys grow into men, to continue to be connected to them.  I have found that playing the same sports, or trying new things with them helps, which brings me to the story of my single day as Jason Bourne. To stay connected, I agree, from time to time, [...]

Confessions of a unrepentant techno-mom

I will confess.  I am one of those people who spend an insane amount of time on my Blackberry every day.  Ask my editor; I took her out to lunch and she practically had to pry it out of my hands so I could eat my meal.  While it started as a business tool, I [...]

Learning morality the hard way

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about teenagers.  I need to read a lot about teenagers because I seem to have a total blank about how I was as a teenager with my parents.  Teenagers seem to have morality on a sliding scale.  They can become outraged by injustices they hear in the [...]

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