Blog about politics, culture, and current issues.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2008
When a divorce is taking place in a family, I think that it is terribly important for the parents to keep as much of a stable environment for the children as possible. The divorce is BETWEEN the two adults, NOT the children. Parents should not tell the children which parent is to blame for the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2008
I come from a huge community. Everyone is your “aunty”, your “uncle”. I have had a huge family all my life, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, you name it. My heart has always been full of happiness, life, and crazyness. I was married at seventeen, further expanding my familly network with in-laws, their friends, their [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2008
When the kids are sick, the days blur into nights, and the nights blur into days. No sleep for Mommy day or night. Every room in the house becomes a hospital room! There is cold medicine here, and a puffer there, and a wash cloth in every corner, and garbage near every child to ensure [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2008
Ramadan is coming up….this month holds great significance for many, whether culturally or religiously. To my children, for example, it brings memories of samosas, boras, sweet fruit…and of course, many many presents. To others, it reminds them of the poor: fasting and not eating in their memory, to share in their suffering, and yet for others, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 8th, 2008
The Mississauga Area NDP Council is inviting YOU to its Annual BBQ on
Sunday August 10 2008, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, at the Mississauga Valley Park. Park to the right behind the Community Centre, follow the signs to NDP BBQ.
Peter Tabuns MPP, Wayne Marston MP and Gilles Bisson MPP already agreed to come and address the gathering.
Tickets [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2008
Families build a community. The link between siblings, the relationship between the parent and child, the love between the grandparent and their grand child, the bond between partners, are all ”units” of people coming together to build a family, a community, a city, a country, a global unit. These bonds in a family have to be nurtured. Truth [...]
