Have you ever heard of inspiration porn? It is one of the irritating social burdens that individuals with disabilities have to face on a regular basis. You want to know something I hate? I…
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While getting ready to visit Turkey Point, Amber stumbles upon a 13 year old article she wrote about this beachside vacation town. How times change! We were spending the weekend at my parent’s cottage…
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Contemplating getting older and societal pressures, Meghan also dishes out helpful advice for 15-year-old girls with a disability. I’ll be thirty-five in June, and it’s totally messing with my head. I feel so guilty…
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The kids are headed to school full time. Now mom is searching for flexible work hours. But what direction should she take? When we had kids, my husband and I agreed that I would…
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Disabled people are not zoo attractions. And it’s certainly not headline news when your best friend pushes the wheelchair. Disabled people are normal people. The title of this post should seem like an obvious…
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Happy Year of the Teacup Pig! It’s the Year of the Earth Pig so a new creative illustration honours our oinky little friends and our love of tea. Hello everybody and happy Year of…
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Will gender bias be kind to a new generation of hockey lovers? A story about what happened to one little girl’s love of hockey. Earlier this week, my hockey-loving brother sent the family a…
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Making new memories and remembering old ones while carving pumpkins on Halloween. Drifting down the road of autumnal nostalgia… Pumpkin carving always fills me with the best nostalgic memories. Maybe the nostalgia is why…
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Celebrating the good things about Canada this Canada Day. Good reasons to live there, great reasons to visit. Live it, love it, and travel well… Canada is far from perfect. There’s still a lot…
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My sister-in-law’s mother makes the best jong 粽 I’ve ever tasted, so I asked her to show me how. This video reveals the fun techniques behind this delicious traditional Dragon Boat Festival recipe. Often the…
