Confession: I lie to my children. Before becoming a parent, I swore that I would never lie to my kids, that I would always be open and honest with them. But now that I’m a mommy of two, I realize that for me, lying is an essential part of parenting. I’m not proud of this fact, but in some cases, I’ve tried everything else imaginable, and nothing else has worked. Fact: Lying makes my toddler sleep. For about 3-4 months, my toddler wouldn’t sleep. I tried crying it out, I tried rocking him to sleep, I tried playing music, and I…

11/11/11 was Remembrance Day for us Canadians. It was a popular day for many couples to tie the knot. But for the hubs and I, it…

I swish the hangers along the rod one by one, pretending to be searching for a new garment while intermittently glancing up towards the cute…

In the late 70s, we didn’t have Craigslist (or even the internet for that matter), so when one wanted to search for gently used items,…