For some time now, my family has been listening to my tired refrain about the Internet feeding into an unhealthy need for self-glorification.

Observing my daughter as she clutches her iPod in anticipation of the inevitable endorsements of her latest uploaded picture on Instagram from friends as...

To all the Justin Bieber haters, I have this to say: he has more class in his underwear-showing backside than Rihanna will ever have.

My daughter has been to two concerts in her young life: Justin Bieber and Rihanna. The first was a few months ago where she wept...

When I first heard that Big Brother was coming to Canada, I immediately began mentally creating my audition tape. What better TV than a mother of four trapped in a house with 14 other people...OK, so not a huge stretch from the life I currently live if you throw in...

Susan Sarandon said, "I look forward to being older, when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point."

I can't wait for the day when I can relate to these words as opposed to longing for that perfect body and...

As a reality TV enthusiast, I await new seasons of Survivor, Amazing Race, American Idol, etcetera, etcetera with hands clasped, eyes locked on the opening theme songs in excitement for all of the edited drama. So when I heard that Big Brother was coming to Canada, after accepting that I...

It's the middle of the third period. On the bench, the coach is waving his fist at the refs; his mouth a giant "O" of indignation. As the ref motions to the door of the arena, the coach marches away, his shoulders up to his ears; his head shaking back...

For years I have heard the term "Working Parent's Guilt." My stay-at-home friends and I, always ready to slay the reputation of our fellow women in the quintessential ploy to be the superior mothers, would belittle those who left their little darlings with babysitters or in daycare in order to...

I grew up in the era of Tough Love. There was no pretending in my home. My mother called it as she saw it, and what she saw wasn't always pretty. If I was trying out a new hairstyle, and she didn't like it, there was none of today's positive...

Watching The View this morning, one of the topics being discussed made me turn up the volume more loudly to be certain I was hearing correctly. The controversy whirred around body parts, more specifically reproductive parts, and what we, as parents, should be teaching our children to call them. As...

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a list of all the "dos and don'ts" required for effectively achieving the status of perfect parent. Seventeen years ago, the momentum for creating flawless beings was in full swing, and I had my arms and legs tightly wrapped around...

Trying to raise children nowadays who have a healthy balance between school, extracurricular activities, and downtime is not only difficult, it's virtually impossible because of the wide range of social media outlets to occupy their spare time. When I mentioned to my 17-year-old son the other day that I worried...

This week on Facebook I saw a picture of a child with a sign around his neck on which the words, "Shame on me for being a bully" are painted in red. His mother stands beside him, arms crossed, hip jutted out, assuming what one can only describe as an...

Walking downtown one sunny afternoon with my 10-year-old daughter and her friend, we passed a bus bench where a lady approached us, asking if I had any spare change. Reaching into my wallet, I gave her a few dollars.

"That lady asked for money. Why didn't she have her own...

I was watching Big Brother Season 7 (All-Stars) when I heard the contestants refer to one of the female contestants, Janelle Pierzina, as a "fat cow" and "disgustingly overweight." Google her.

After hearing her referred to in this way, I knew I had found...

This week had me making a very difficult decision in my path towards becoming a nurse. I had to submit, what is referred to as a "site selection" form, in which I write my top three preferences for my senior practicum rotation, which begins in January. As I've mentioned before,...