Sometimes I muse that my vote in a Canadian federal election doesn’t really count.
I have to admit that for me helicopter parenting is nothing new, despite all of the “it was so different then” stories people share.
When an Australian mum posted a photo of her twins with a sign answering the questions she commonly receives, I had to chuckle. It is true that you get asked the same questions about twins.
In this story about how e-mail and social media were factors in the death of a friendship, the reasons were complicated. Beyond all of the reasonable explanations there is also the raw facts of the matter. Sometimes those relatives/friends just aren’t into you… that much… anymore.
Why has the pleasure of slowness disappeared?
Her Wearables is a Vancouver-based jewellery business that donates money to the Wounded Warrior organization. Wounded Warriors supports service men and women who return from tours of duty with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Starting on July 6th, in the area of Bru-Go coffee shop in the heart of Mill Bay you will have the chance to see 90 scarecrow “people from the past” who were all made by members of the local community.
For a few years now it’s been all about authenticity.
Be authentic!
Read “don’t be fake! Show your true self. Engage openly and honestly. Don’t hold back!”
I support any activity that encourages physical activity and related health benefits. But $150,000 tax dollars spent funding a yoga event on Burrard Bridge makes me think of all the people in need who live in this province. 20.6% of BC children live in poverty and many more are not far away from this lived reality.