What we’re reading today:
1. Who loves apples? Is there anyone who doesn’t? A history of apples is pretty cool.
2. Teenage boys (and girls) can be so gross!
3. There are some that think Halloween should be moved, from its fixed date of Oct. 31 to the last Saturday in October. Thoughts?
4. Did you hear about Turkey’s 2-week-old miracle baby? The baby girl was pulled out of the rubble from Sunday’s deadly earthquake.
5. How can you not love a swing dancing Spider-Man?
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Meri Perra blogs about the challenges she and her partner face in trying to raise their girls with feminist values
Years ago, I returned home after a brief holiday to an unmistakable odour.
What’s the polite way to say it? One of my cats had had “grooming issues” while I was away. And “somehow” this had missed the attention of his caregiver. Or perhaps said caregiver chose active denial rather than deal with the grossness of what was happening. You can’t really blame her.
I remember taking the cat and a pair of scissors to the washroom and spending an hour removing a hard ball of several days worth of poo from between his legs. To add to the story, this was a cat whose stench-ridden poos made your eyes water on a good day.
What we’re reading today:
1. If all small kids have short attention spans, how does a person go about diagnosing ADHD in a toddler? They’re extra squirmy and non-sharing, and it’s hindering their development.
2. “I went clubbing with my son.” Pretty sure we’ve seen this already on Keeping Up With the Kardashians when Rob takes Bruce out somewhere young and hip.
3. Does your kid have a gross habit? Of course he/she does; kids are disgusting. (But so adorable!) Here’s how to get your kid to stop picking her nose.
4. A Michigan dad made the responsible choice when he was too drunk to drive and instead got his daughter to take the wheel. She’s only 9, so he strapped her into a booster seat so she could see over the wheel. Despite the fact that she was “driving good,” police still pulled the pair over.
