The Graduation A few nights ago, I sat in a crowded auditorium watching Kristian graduate from Grade 8 and found myself thinking about Father’s Day. Not because Father’s Day was particularly close on the calendar, but because milestone moments have a funny way of making you take inventory of the people who helped get you…
By the time Chris came along in October 2024, my life was already loud, busy, and held together by calendars, carpool agreements, and sheer force of will. Jaidyn was fifteen and fully in the era where the world is dictated by her schedule, her opinions, and the immediate emotional importance of whatever just happened. She…
2025 wasn’t measured in days. It was measured in milestones, growth spurts, emotional whiplash, and how many snacks I bought that were apparently still the wrong snacks. It was the year Jai turned 16.My daughter. Sixteen. Which feels fake. Taller, wiser, funnier, and somehow both fiercely independent and still very much my girl. It was…
If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted from a beach lately, it’s because my kids’ sports fees ate my vacation fund alive. That’s right. While other families are packing suitcases for tropical getaways, we’re packing hockey bags, tap shoes, tumbling gear, and six different water bottles that will all mysteriously go missing within 48 hours….