When Talking Is Just Too Hard
Dad, I’m writing this letter because I don’t know how else to talk to you. Over the years I’ve tried talking, and it’s never worked. So, today, I’m trying a new route, a route that will allow me to say...
View ArticleThe Accident
One day my life changed. That day will forever be know as The Accident or The Car Accident. Living members of my family, myself included, uses both terms interchangeably. But it is always one of...
View ArticleDo You Forgive Him?
A long time ago, over 18 years ago, an elderly gentleman missed a stop sign. His truck was travelling at about 110 km/hr (65mph). My family, in a much smaller car, was also travelling at the same right...
View ArticleThe Accident of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
As I mentioned the other day at my most recent appointment with my counsellor we had an amazing conversation. In many ways, it was life alternating with at least one pretty big realization about the...
View ArticleWhen Will The Pain Ever Stop?
Do I have to carry this pain with me forever? When will it stop? When will I be able to just live, like all the normal people out there who aren’t coping with the death of their mom and sister their...
View ArticleLessons Learned
Little MPB has now been to the emergency room 5 times in his life. Five times!! He’s not even 2, in fact, he’s not even close to being 2. How is this possible?! I’ve begged him to keep himself...
View Article2018
I have never made a New Years Resolution. And, I can honestly say, I’m not about to start now. Yet, I have noticed a trend over the last few years that has peaked my intetest. Its not to make a New...
View ArticleA Pensive Evening Alone
Little MPB is a pretty decent sleeper. So every single night he goes to bed at about 7pm, and 96.4% of the time he is asleep by 7:05pm. This means, the Adult MPB’s spend our evenings at home watching...
View ArticleMy Keepers
I read an interesting blog post the other day about labels used to describe people by others and what words we use to describe themselves. (You can find the post here – as an aside, I love her blog as...
View ArticleA Few Pandemic Life Lessons
Living through a global pandemic was never on my bucket list. In fact, it had really never crossed my mind as something I should even consider happening in my lifetime. So, now that we are over a...
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