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Work division in the home and single parents 17 May 2013 | 08:59 pm
When discussing feminist parenting, division of labour in the home comes up quite often. Who wants to be a slave, right? Sharing housework and childcare responsibilities is an important part of women'...
Breaking the law to protect future generations 24 May 2012 | 04:35 am
As I'm sure most of you know, Montreal now has a bylaw banning masks at protests. Mayor Gérald Tremblay asks, "When a cause is just, why is it necessary to hide behind a mask?" When asked about protes...
A disconnect between "mother" and "feminist" 5 Apr 2011 | 02:04 pm
"What does a feminist mother look like?" This is a question that I'm sure many feminist mothers have asked themselves and it is a question that has been asked over at blue milk along with the followin...
This post has been brought to you by cigarette cravings 22 Mar 2011 | 10:31 am
According to popular opinion, parents who smoke cigarettes are the root of all evil. It doesn't matter if a parent steps outside and walks twenty paces away from their house before lighting up. They s...
Review of the Nanny Business 18 Mar 2011 | 05:00 pm
Last Saturday, the Philippine Women Centre of Quebec (PWC-Quebec) presented the Nanny Business, a documentary which focuses on the experiences that women have had with Canada's Live-in Caregiver Progr...
Eliot dances along to the guitar marathon 28 Feb 2011 | 03:42 am
My son Eliot dancing along to his Grandpa Duane's 48 hour guitar marathon. The guitar marathon is still going on for another 10 hours and you can watch the live stream here: http://www.ustream.tv/chan...
48 hour guitar marathon 27 Feb 2011 | 05:20 am
Webcam chat at Ustream This is a live stream of my step-dad Duane's 48 hour guitar marathon. He is playing his guitar for 48 hours to raise money for the Camp Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre...
If you're in Quebec: how did you find daycare? 2 Feb 2011 | 06:19 am
Parenting comes with many challenges and it is essential that we help each other. A huge issue for many of us is finding a daycare. I posted a few months ago about how I found a spot in a $7 a day da...
Personal boundaries 17 Dec 2010 | 02:06 pm
I'm currently teaching my two year old son about personal boundaries. This mostly consists of me chasing him around at public events and shouting, "No, Eliot! We use kleenex, NOT PEOPLE!" It's never t...
Google search 17 Dec 2010 | 05:39 am
I have a little gadget on my blog that tells me what people are googling when they find my blog. I usually get things like "$7 daycare montreal" and "what's the best hospital to give birth at in montr...
