→ April 14, 2011
BufferPin ItWhen I was growing up, there was a pharmacy chain that operated in southwestern Ontario called “Big V“. Back then, the “V” in Big V referred to “value”. These days, as my hair takes on a silver tinge and I approach 47 years of life, the Big V has taken on a whole other [...]
→ February 6, 2011
BufferPin ItAs a primary parenting dad, I often find myself puffing out my chest about how I can do whatever mom can do. And, in large part, this is not hubris. I shop and cook, I clean and straighten, I provide discipline and/or a cuddle, as the situation requires. As part of my duties, when [...]
→ November 25, 2010
BufferPin ItSome days, you just get up on the wrong side of the bed. You know that feeling? Nothing seems to be in sync. You’re missing things and forgetting things and losing things and there is nothing you can do about it. That was my day today. I woke up and had a sense that [...]
→ September 3, 2010
BufferPin ItThe foundation on which successful parenting and homemaking is based is your self-esteem as a parent. If you feel good about yourself and and your place in the world, you will be better able to support your family in their growth. Yet, primary parenting — the role we used to (and still largely do) [...]
