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Finding Myself in Words
(9/2/2010 11:14)
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By Karen Bannister
I live my life like I write, on a whim, without an outline. Don?t get me wrong ? I am a passionate organizer. I write grocery lists, chart family finances in a spreadsheet and have even made a living — received accolades — as an event planner.
But when it comes to major decisions, I move with the wind. When I enrolled in university, I let drama choose me and I studied to be an actor until I realized I couldn?t act. When I left university with a degree in theatre but no talent, I let arts management take over my life until I realized there was no heart in it. I went back to school, to study another subject, one that sounded exotic, until I realized I wasn?t much good at that.
And then I had a child. I chose one day to stop taking the pill and in the heat of the moment, convinced my husband we didn?t need an alternate contraceptive. Then, the way the wind blew that night, my son was conceived. Two years later, the wind blew again and my dau ...
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Lonely, But Never Alone
(8/26/2010 10:03)
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By Danielle Christopher
I shut my eyes really tight with my back turned to my young children. I am fighting not to cry in front of them. The lonely ache of missing my mom overwhelms me so much ...
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Flying Solo
(8/20/2010 10:50)
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By Liesl Jurock
?I licked my Mommy!? the boy in the seat behind me yells to the flight attendant.
?That?s nice,? she says, squeezing down the narrow airplane aisle to mediate between ...
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Epidural
(8/14/2010 10:37)
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By Karen Bannister
When I was in labour with my first child, during the first stretches of pain, the nurse leaned into me and asked if I wanted an epidural. I had prepared my answer in the las ...
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Win a Free Writing Class: Apply for a Scholarship
(8/6/2010 11:06)
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For those of you who have always wanted to learn to write your stories of motherhood, but can’t afford the Momoir classes, here’s your chance. The Momoir Project is offering its first-eve ...
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Shielding My Son from Violence
(8/1/2010 10:58)
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By Liesl Jurock
As my son and I were playing outside the other day, we watched a bird land on our roof.
“Mommy, can I step on that bird?” my three-year-old son asks. ...
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A Real Mom?s Guide to Scrapbooking
(7/26/2010 3:42)
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By Lizabeth Pirstl
Like many new moms, the allure of textured papers and delicate adornments tempted me. Friends showed me their elaborate and stunning scrapbook pages. For months I resisted ? ...
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In My Mother?s Shoes
(7/21/2010 10:49)
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By Danielle Christopher
The shakes start again. I inhale and exhale in an effort to calm my nerves. I swallow hard to chase away the tears caught in my throat. The book I brought to read stays ...
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Roots
(7/14/2010 11:37)
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by Karen Bannister
The line between us is an invisible cord that runs our voices across a vast stream, from one end of the country to another. I am in the East, tucked within the tan walls of ...
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My Mother, My Everything
(7/7/2010 10:28)
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by Erin MacNair
I have dreams that frighten me, stir me to wakefulness, often. Most of them lose their power in a respectable few minutes, but others stay lingering, like a bad ghost watchin ...
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