I recently came across a short film called ‘Under The Lights’. The film is about a high school student who goes to prom despite the fact that he knows it’ll […]
Author: Stacie Kiselman
THE DANCING BEAR: A CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF
Story By: Radenko Suvajac It’s summer, wet weather. The land is a wet mess of Roma people, and in one place people and children have gathered, forming a circle. In […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD: THE 5 THINGS I WANT YOU TO LEARN IN LIFE
I’ll be entering the third trimester soon, and I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about how I want my son (YES, I’m going to be a boy mom!) […]
IS IT EVER SELFISH TO BE THANKFUL FOR HAVING A HEALTHY CHILD? NO, AND HERE’S WHY.
Expecting a child is the most precious, and yet the scariest, time in someone’s life. I should know as I’m expecting a child myself. No matter what career path someone […]
LIFE WITHOUT CIGARETTES: IF YOU CARRIED A PEBBLE IN YOUR POCKET FOR 15 YEARS, YOU’D BE SORRY FOR TOSSING IT AWAY.
Story By: Radenko Suvajac The elderly used to say: “If you carried a pebble in your pocket for 15 years, you would be sorry for tossing it away.” That is […]
I SUFFERED A GRAND MAL SEIZURE WHEN I WAS 21 WEEKS PREGNANT. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE CANADIAN MEDICAL SYSTEM.
My pregnancy has definitely been eventful, to say the least. Don’t get me wrong, I’m so grateful to even be able to say out loud that I’m pregnant. While being […]
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS 18 WEEKS PREGNANT.
The title of this article speaks for itself. I was involved in a car accident when I was 18 weeks pregnant. It wasn’t a serious car accident, but it was […]
THE 5 QUESTIONS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD ASK HERSELF ABOUT HER FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS.
I’d like to talk about friendships. I know I have a whole category for the topic of friendship on the blog. This time, though, I specifically want to talk about […]
EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE
Last Friday, June 24th, was a sad day for women in America as the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, making it illegal for women to get an abortion. For […]
GOOD THINGS DON’T COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT. GOOD THINGS COME WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT THEM TO.
The meaning of life is something that’s a very complicated matter to think about, and yet we all do it. We’ve been doing it even more now than ever before […]