I was asked to emcee the 420 Ottawa ‘Fill the Hill’ Rally. I get it. My dad is Tommy Chong: I’m the Justin Trudeau of marijuana. But I have a son. I’m a responsible parent. How have I become the Pot Mom? To be perfectly honest, I want marijuana to be legal so my kid… Read More »
“Jack seemed angry at you when he saw you at our place,” Wes tells me. We are driving to record a podcast for a new show I’m doing with Melissa Story about being single moms (shameless plug), and I’ve asked Wes to be our third guest. It’s also the last day of a five-day Juice Cleanse I… Read More »
Code word. That little girl in Ajax had a code word, one that saved her from being abducted by a stranger. I tried to create a code word with Jack. A secret word that only those closest to him would know so that if ever a stranger approached him and said, “Your mom asked me… Read More »
Jack’s birthday is coming up. He wants to have a slumber party. It was my suggestion. Why? Why did I mention slumber party? What am I, crazy?! I just loved slumber parties when I was a kid. It was so 1970’s, right? Bring your own sleeping bag, stay up all night giggling, come home in… Read More »
I did not have this much homework in second grade. I went to a hippie school in Malibu. We played in a creek at recess. They had a rope swing. I would fall asleep in class every once in a while because my mom didn’t believe in bedtimes, and they let me stay asleep! Ali… Read More »
Mommy, you know what I’m going to buy with my Christmas money?” “Um … what, Jack?” “A surveillance camera. So I can watch you … in the bathroom.” Okay, so my son is going to be a spy. Or a pervert. This year Jack told me he had to make an extra special Valentine. My… Read More »
You’re an old lady who destroys fun!” is what Jack shouted at me. I was making him take a bath and get ready for bed. It’s Week Two of me having him during the school week. We’re starting to get on each other’s nerves. Last week, Jack was sick. He had a mysterious tummy ache that… Read More »
I’m not the most punctual person. I try. I do try. But it doesn’t come easy to me. Like math — or packing — I have to really work hard at it. At being on time. I have Jack all week during the next while because Wes is directing a show in Niagara Falls. This means… Read More »
Precious Chong takes her ex-husband, his wife and their new baby home to mom. We’re kind of together,” I told the lady at the airline counter, and then the security person and the flight attendant who took our tickets. I said that several times during our travels from Toronto to Vancouver, B.C. The “we” being me,… Read More »
I’ve dabbled in the stand-up world since I was in my twenties. I’ve been friends with comedians my whole life but it’s only over the past few years that I’ve really started performing stand-up on a regular basis. I think it’s because I actually have things I want to talk about now. And let’s face… Read More »
Christmas! Since Wes and I split up, Jack has spent most of his Christmases with me and my family in Vancouver. On our separation agreement we agreed to alternate Christmases, but Wes has been generous enough to let Jack spend them with my extended family in Vancouver. Wes’ family lives in Niagara Falls so they… Read More »
Precious Chong on an innocent question, and a longer answer. “Mommy, what’s marijuana?” I knew this moment would come, I just didn’t think it would be so soon. We were in Los Angeles driving to the airport and they were talking about legalizing marijuana on the radio. “Well Jack … marijuana is a herb that people smoke… Read More »
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