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Jing Labios

“Argh!”  I suppose each mother has her own version of this expression.  But to me, it expresses my feelings of inadequacy, being out of control, confusion and frustration.  This is how I felt by the end of my one-year maternity leave.  I am totally stressed out and "pulled from all sides" deciding if I should stay home with the kids or go back to work? I don’t think I am the only mom to feel this way.  This is my fourth time and yet I still struggle. Read more »

Editor's Note:

Find out what parenting dilemmas make KinderBuzz Events Editor Rita Holowenko want to keep "mom" on the issue (because she’s rarely “mum” on anything).

My kids missed the bus coming home today. Not a big deal, right? Except it was the first day for my daughter in kindergarten taking the bus home. It was the second time for my son in grade two. Read more »

It's 5 am on a Friday morning in May. I should be at home, tucked in my cozy and warm bed anticipating the rude alarm clock that will soon sound off the start of another day.