Ladies and gentlemen, it was true. Kids do grow up.
Browsing Category Raising a Canadian-Chinese-French Kid
Mark, our Canadian-Chinese-French baby, was born in Ottawa on October 12, 2012. These are our adventures as parents-in-training.
First Day of School for Mark – The 8:30 A.M. Test and The 3 P.M. Verdict
I’m standing in the middle of the schoolyard and Mark is holding my hand very tightly. He probably thinks that like a balloon, I’m going to fly away the moment he lets it go.
And Mark is Starting Grade 1!
I almost missed the French éducation nationale. Sure, like millions of students, I regularly protested various education reforms over the years, but at least the ministry’s communication efforts were consistent and on a national basis.
My New Nemesis at Mark’s Daycare Centre
Mark has his nemesis… and now I have mine. It’s like a SM relationship without the kinky stuff people do naked.
Mark’s Daycare Nemesis – The Young and the Restless
I’m clued in on the unforgiving social world of pre-schoolers, a place where “mine!” is the growup equivalent of “fuck you!” and where “you’re mean!” means “oh you bastard!”.
How to Raise a Perfectly Trilingual Child
Just like most parenting topics, there is plenty of do-this-not-that advice and a huge gap between theory and practice. You can find me right there, in this gap, waving my arms.