I fainted during my first IUD insertion. I called a friend to pick me up from the doc’s office and of course my friend is a paramedic so I had to argue with her all the way back to my apartment about how going home was fine, she didn’t have to take me to the hospital. This didn’t turn me off of getting IUDs. Three…

I am happy to hear you recommend bandalettes. I have seen them online, and became intrigued, but wondered if they really worked or would roll up and or fall down through wearing.

Yes--that is totally punishing a kid for their parent’s poor judgement. A silly name is not the kid’s fault. Now, text abbreviations and emoji on a resume are totally reasons to toss a resume on first sight--not an unusual name. (For the record, I am not defending my own choice to give my kids unusual names--my kids…

They probably think that because they design and build countless Sims houses they could design and build real ones too.

I recently installed a bidet on my toilet. It is truly the best $40 I have ever spent.

Doulas are not the same as midwives. Doulas are non-medical professionals who provide physical and emotional support for a client and their partner in labour, but they do not deliver the baby. In Canada, midwives are covered by our Universal Healthcare—I had midwives with all of my babies--two hospital births and one…

Doulas should not be a part of that equation. Doulas are non-medical professionals who are great to have to coach a woman through labour and they work with a client whether or not they have an OB or a midwife. They do not deliver babies, but they are a fantastic resource to use as a compliment to the medical…

I buy my kid’s glasses at zennioptical. I buy my own there too. My kid’s glasses cost $20-40 a pair and my, super high prescription with astigmatism costs $100. We don’t have insurance, so zenni glasses are awesome for us. I can buy the kids 2 pairs at a time and I don’t get (as) angry when they break--they break no…

Thinking Day was last month--the day Guides and Scouts celebrate the birthdays of their founders--Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. That Brownie could have been taking part in a historical fashion show?

There are new uniforms, but any previous design is still considered “official uniform” so you don’t have to buy a new outfit when designs change. (Just call me Guider Jen)

My guess is Botox, cheek fillers, lip plumping, plus the veneers on her teeth.

I don’t usually devote much thought or care to celebrity pairings, but I want nothing but the best for these two. They seem so cute together and he worships the ground she walks on.

I am a new homeschooler. My kiddo was branded with the ADHD label at school and teachers begged me to drug him. I did my due diligence and had him screened by a whole bunch of different professionals over the course of two months. It turns out he has sensory processing issues that manifest as ADD symptoms in the…

Lost Together by Blue Rodeo.

If my husband and I had had a first dance, we would have danced to If I Were, sung by Kermit the Frog. We had the first line engraved on our wedding bands and the lyrics printed on the back page of our wedding order of service instead.

THEY TOOK HER FLOATIE!!!!!

I worked for almost 10 years as a nurse. There were countless times I was around pukers of all ages. Fun fact: if you are suffering a bowel obstruction you will throw up feces. Ane then I will have to clean it up.

I go to Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts and Conspiracy Theory because I am 40.

I had an awesome homebirth with midwives in Canada. I have three kids, and my first two were born in hospital and the last one was born at home. I am sorry I didn’t have my second one at home too. (my first born was a jerk and gave me 30 hours of back labour that I would not have survived without an epidural and a nap…

I am too old to explain numbers 36-39 to my mom as I don’t know what they are either. I do know what number 40 is. AM I THE MOM HERE?? I’M ONLY 40!!!!!