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Notes From Mother’s Journal: 1,000 Words

Posted on 6/16/2010 by cheesefairy

Dear Fresco: Are you trying to kill us? Because if you kill us, there will be no one around to get you blueberries from the freezer. Trombone is not tall enough. Also, he can’t read so who will read you … Continue reading →

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Notes From Mother’s Journal: Morning Melts Into Afternoon

Posted on 6/4/2010 by cheesefairy

There was a woman at the park today. She had two kids, one was a girl baby in a car seat and the other was a toddler boy enjoying digging in the sand. She gave her son the two minute … Continue reading →

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Turn That Emo Clown Frown Upside-Down!

Posted on 5/13/2010 by cheesefairy

Yesterday I had coffee with two of my favourite former co-workers, deep in the bowels of the building where I used to work. Mom watched the kids in her back yard and my purse and I took the bus to … Continue reading →

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Sleep: A Lament, With Emo Clown

Posted on 5/11/2010 by cheesefairy

Sleep. I miss you, sleep. I miss sleeping when I’m sleepy, waking when I’m rested, rolling over and having just a few more minutes turn into half an hour. I miss naps. I miss feeling like I might need a … Continue reading →

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Protect Your Children: Tell Them Things.

Posted on 4/27/2010 by cheesefairy

Yesterday I read about the Ontario government backpedaling and deciding not to release their new sex education curriculum after all. Apparently, its language was too frank for some parents and religious groups in Ontario. Including a Catholic bishop. Don’t get … Continue reading →

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