Patricia Harewood
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Here's a fictionalized short story I wrote in memory of my dear cousin, Hughette, who died over a decade ago but whose presence is still greatly missed in the life of our family.
The pandemic is over in the minds and actions of so many but not for me. Grief lingers.
After nearly two years of this pandemic life, we're all feeling kind of blue. While this too shall pass, sometimes the pep talks do little to comfort my restless children and my impatient self.
As the pandemic progresses, my reading regresses. I return to my usual review of all things books: Mariame Kaba's We do this Till We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's - Notes on Grief - and Oc
This year, we cancelled Canada Day. My children wondered why and I told them why Indigenous communities are mourning and why we must do so with them. After my explanation, my son described Indian residential schools as the horror they were - "i
Reflecting on the 215 Indigenous children found in unmarked graves in Kamloops, B.C. must push non-Indigenous communities towards action. This is what we owe to our children and to all of our relations.
I chat with our in-house personal finance guru, Maxine Ifill, who promotes buying RRSPs as part of your family's financial plan.
A letter to the tooth fairy is in order after a couple of mishaps. Fun music by: www.bensound.com
My Dad (John Harewood) reads his original story written especially for all of his grandchildren, some of whom he has been unable to see during the pandemic. Curious Crab is a curious creature who seeks a world of adventure outside the confines
I reflect on the superheroes of our lives in 2020. This was a year of unsung superheroes, don't you think? May our superheroes not only be thanked but also afforded the valour, glory and honour they so deserve.
Both the messenger and the message matter. Reflections on the empowering representation my son is seeking leads me down a road to reimagine a world that represents and protects us.
That ruby red - it gets me every time! We follow a Fall family tradition and make crabapple jelly at a time when so many routines or traditions have gone with the wind.
My son loves his brown skin! What a miracle in a world that is tipping over with anti-Black racism.
Here are more tips on how to manage that "trusty piece of plastic" if you are using a credit card.
Maxine explains what that "trusty piece of plastic" is all about, how interest is calculated and offers helpful tips on how to use credit cards. For parents and students struggling with back to school expenses, listen up!
Join us as we explore how to find a "deal" in these times. In-house personal finance guru, Maxine Ifill, will talk about how to bargain hunt - a useful tool for parents. N.B. This is part of our summer series on personal finances.
I think those of us who have children in our lives now realize the following- our society has COVID-kids. Thankfully, my kids have not contracted COVID-19. I am sending my kids to camp to cope as a parent and worker..but is this the right decis
It's time for summer reading. Even in the midst of a pandemic, I'm finding more time to read. Here are three books to add to your reading list. Your children will thank you for it! Desmond Cole's, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance a
It's summer and we are talking about money. Join me with this personal finance series as I interview passionate money management advocate, Maxine Ifill, about how to start a budget and why we all need one, especially as parents.
Is there a silver lining in this pandemic? Well, I am certainly looking for it every single day with my kids. Learning how to make roti certainly helps, especially when, it's made with a lot of love, as my kids say.
The recent murder of George Floyd has reawakened the world to pervasive anti-black racism and police brutality. The message is loud and clear: there are so many violent ways Black people in the U.S. and Canada have been stopped from breathing.
We need a COVID-19 recovery plan that puts women and gender diverse people with children at the centre. Otherwise, how are we really expected to get back to work?
My son obviously misses his regular barbershop. He just got up and gave himself a hair cut one day. It made me think about how many of us have been forced to cut things out or cut down on things during this pandemic.
We are enough. We are doing enough. Here is my tribute to all Black mothers, all people in our communities who are engaged in the complicated art and science of mothering during these unprecedented times. Big up yourselves!
The Caribbean nations where my parents were born have a long tradition of the masquerade. So, it is no surprise that in this time of COVID-19, my Mom has become a mask-maker of the first order.
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