Unrelated to either writing, or to difficult parenting, I have been engaging in a bunch of activism in areas related to my youngest. (My youngest is transgender, but not remotely difficult to parent other than the part about living with fear for his well-being.) Activism comes hard to me. As …
April 1999 – Pregnant with my first child xxxix. ‘Will there be answers?” I wonder. against the backdrop of life a …
I have decided that April will be a hard-core writing month. I have decided to write every day. I’m going to get out of the …
Years ago, when I was going through my separation from my first husband, and working at my first career-oriented job where my …
I’m so behind on this little announcement – but this February I got to talk “Advanced Parenting” on the I Guess We’re …
“Sometimes no amount of attention could ever transform your child into a child who isn’t drowning. And the only sane action is …
Parenting a child who doesn’t fit with society is a desolate endeavour. Your experience won’t match the social narrative about parenthood. People will …
Last night I dreamed that my family decided to sell our house and move into a floating house – it was a …
It is brutally cold in Saskatoon this morning. After coming home from running a bunch of errands, I messaged Ian. me: “I …