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Five year old friends sit cross legged on the floor. Barbie dolls, their clothes and accessories strewn around them. They share glittery sequined gowns and fake make up. They dress Barbie’s perfectly shaped body, comb the silky hair and admire the rosebud lips. Those images…

Letting go of kids

March 1, 2009

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Yesterday I put the final touches to the collection of school photographs I have been adding to each year. For the past fourteen years, the large oval space in the centre of the piece has remained empty. Each year, from Junior Kindergarten onwards, I have…

Managing adult emotions during separation and divorce

March 1, 2009

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Sometimes, life just doesn’t seem fair. You didn’t ask for this any more than your kids did. You didn’t even see it coming. Years of working together at creating a family and in an instant, everything is different. Even though you’d heard stories from co-workers…

Changes in adult child/aging parent relationship

January 1, 2009

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A tiny, defenseless baby enters into the world, completely reliant on others to fulfill her every need. As she begins to grow, she becomes aware that she is not attached to her caregiver, but a separate human being, with free will. And so, as she…

Couples making time for one another

January 1, 2009

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My Siamese cats are inseparable. Each night, and often during the day, they cozy together at the end of our bed on a blanket they have claimed as their own. Both cream coloured with different coloured markings, it’s often hard to see where one begins…

Older Women Dating Younger Men

January 1, 2009

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After a year of dating, Max asked Pam what she’d like to do to celebrate her 40th birthday. “Oh,” she exclaimed, “I’d just love to see the Donna Summers concert at Casino Rama.” “Donna who” he asked. “Donna Summers,” she repeated, “I know she hasn’t…