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What We Take Up the Mountain—and What We Leave Behind
The first time we went up “the mountain,” it was early fall—just a couple of weeks after we moved into separate houses. “The mountain,” in reality, is a…
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A weekend in Ottawa (Fall Romance Edition)
If you think Ottawa is just home to stuffed-up bureaucrats and overstuffed politicians—you’re not wrong. Originally elevated by Queen Victoria from a small lumber town to the national…
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The Birthday Present: Experience Gifts for 9-Year-Olds in Ontario
There’s no way around this—when I turned nine, my parents had it easy. All they had to do was pay attention to what cartoon I was watching that…
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Surviving the new normal: Divorce and the first day of school
This is a story about accepting the new normal—and not looking back. I was the one who dropped my son off for his first day of school. He…
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Road trip bathrooms – the spooky and the spectacular
Before Ray Kroc became the billionaire behind McDonald’s, he was a traveling salesman. Life on the road made him—and many of his colleagues—keenly aware of which rest stops…
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The lies we tell the children
When I realized I’d forgotten to bring diapers, the first thought that crossed my mind was: This is a sign I’m not ready to be on my own…
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