Year: 2011
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Help Isn’t Just A Song By The Beatles…
I have a very difficult time both asking for help, and accepting it when it’s offered. Friends and family have expressed that this a flaw. Their exact words, “This is one of your flaws.” My friend Julie Cole wrote about this topic so eloquently here –> Mabel Mama Of Many Julie says, “Help is a…
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Sleep Studies Are Tiring!
Our daughter had a sleep study last week in hopes of getting to the bottom of why she has such a difficult time staying asleep. When we arrived at the Sleep Lab, Avery was happy to be there. I suppose there’s a certain air of excitement—new environment, friendly faces, lots of attention, rubber gloves. She was rigged with…
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Tires and Tears
If a Mom cries in Canadian Tire, does she make a sound? Monday we got a call from Sick Kids Hospital asking us to fill a last minute cancellation at the Sleep Study lab. We’d been waiting awhile, so I jumped at the chance. I picked up both kids from school and whisked them…
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Friends In All The Right Places
Many of my friends don’t “do Facebook” or god forbid…Twitter. So how do they stay connected? Do they pop out for a quick coffee or grab lunch with a pal? Pick up the phone to check in? Send a quick email? If they do these things on a consistent basis, they’re doing a lot to…
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Are You Sleeping, Are You Sleeping, Brother John? Cuz We’re Not
There’s a reason why new parents obsessively discuss their child’s sleep routine. Did the imp sleep through the night? How was their nap? Is your baby a “good sleeper?” These conversations stem from true desperation. An exhausted sleep deprived adult if not properly caffeinated will soon look like this. Especially on Hump Day. Our daughter has always…
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