On The Child Side 
Available for hire: one future … pirate?
My firstborn son is on the job hunt. With the assistance of a dedicated teacher of Grade 10 careers, a pocket full of freshly-minted resumés and stars in his eyes, he began the search in earnest in January. Throughout the job hunt process, no matter how hard it was to watch, he has learned [...]
Full Story»Five things parents cannot live without
In my goal to raise good human beings, I’ve been impressed along the way with the quality of parenting I’ve encountered. Some parents are just so naturally good at it, and others such hard workers; but I have also learned, nearly all have a trick. Every parent I know has an item, something they feel [...]
Advice for teenagers who don’t want any
In an attempt to prevent our sons from making the same mistakes we did as teens, The Rational One and I have compiled the following list of ‘Things We Wish We’d Known When We were Teenagers’. We do know that they will immediately discard this advice as out-of-date tripe provided by out-of-touch parents, but nevertheless [...]
With all apologies to Ann Landers and Emily Post
I have abandoned etiquette in favour of sanity. I’m not proud, and there is a long line of women in my family who are collectively rolling over in their graves, learning that I am waving a white flag of surrender, abandoning all attempts to raise young gentlemen. I had good intentions. When my boys were [...]
