Category Archives: serious

Mama’s Big Day Out

Posted on 3/23/2007 by cheesefairy

I think it was a year ago when I first heard our premier, Gordon Campbell, announce to the province at large that it was time to Have a Conversation on Health. Ostensibly, he wishes to solicit the opinions of the … Continue reading →

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Guilt & De-Guilt

Posted on 1/10/2007 by cheesefairy

No! It’s not about parenting! Well, not mostly. When we moved to The Mizzle last year, buying our first home and expecting our first child, people said, where’s your minivan? and we said, oh no, we won’t be buying a … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Gentle Hippy

Posted on 12/31/2006 by cheesefairy

Last night we went to a party, Saint Aardvark and I. We took a taxi and left the baby at home with his grandparents, several bottles of wine and strict instructions to only eat one bag of chips. On our … Continue reading →

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The Way Our Mothers Did

Posted on 11/29/2006 by cheesefairy

(I’ve re-written this post a few times and each time, it comes out sounding so self-congratulatory and smug I can scarcely read through. Or sanctimonious. Other words that start with “s”. Here’s how it shouldn’t read: My relationship is the … Continue reading →

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A Challenge I Can Almost Hope To Meet

Posted on 10/19/2006 by cheesefairy

Last November I wrote a short novel as part of National Novel Writing Month. It was extremely difficult. November, though I love it dearly, is a dark, wet, maudlin month and I was in weeks 6 – 10 of pregnancy … Continue reading →

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