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Carly Stasko investigates the quandaries of new parents… and raps on playgrounds

I first came up with this “Mom Rap” during a 4am sleep-deprived freestyle session I performed for my husband and newborn son when none of us were getting any sleep.  I have since  performed it for friends, family and strangers every chance I get. It breaks the ice and tells a story.  I think that parenting is equal parts comedy and confidence.

We can’t take ourselves too seriously, but at the same time it’s important to recognize how brave and bad-ass parenting can be.

Here it is, the Mom Rap:

Carly Stasko is a self-titled Imagitator, one who agitates imagination. She is also an artist/writer/producer/public speaker/cancer survivor/new mom living in Toronto. For more Carly Stasko, check out her radio stories on CBC’s Definitely Not the Opera and her blog, Imagitate the State.
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What we’re reading today:

1. Big fan of the outdoors? Here’s how to camp with your baby.

2. Getting even less sleep since that second, third or fourth baby came along? Here are some tips to get the whole family sleeping better.

3. Who’s in charge of monitoring the violent video games kids play, the game designers or the parents? Or the government?

4. Family doctors are an endangered species.

5. Yeah, Disney/Pixar’s Brave looks pretty awesome. We’re always down with a badass rebel princess.

Photo by derPlau via Flickr

What we’re reading today:

1. The pride of Winnipeg, 10-year-old Maria Aragon, will be on stage with Lady Gaga tonight in Toronto. If anyone has any extra tickets, we might know of some people who would use them. (Us.) Via The Winnipeg Sun

2. One former divorce attorney turned stay-at-home-mom said between reaction to Natalie Portman’s Oscar acceptance speech, an essay on why one mom was happy she doesn’t have full custody of her kids and another woman saying she’s glad she doesn’t have kids, the stories this week on Salon have been decidedly anti-motherhood. The former divorce writes why she’s 100% OK with putting motherhood before her career. Via Salon

3. Yes, motherhood is so great that working moms tend to get less sleep than dads. Here are some tips to get more sleep, better sleep and generally feel better. Via Parentcentral.ca  Read more...