Not A Normal Mommy blog
Savour the Moments My 9-year-old came to me in tears last weekend. Not the fickle kind of tears but the real ones. But life is hard ones that leak down your face uncontrollably and leave you exhausted. He wasn’t hurt and he wasn’t sick. He was scared. My heart may have stopped beating for a […]
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Hey! Roamingmom has been nominated for the Liebster Award! A massive thanks to Molly of Molly’s Pitcher for nominating Roamingmom for this fun award. What is the Liebster Award? The Liebster Award is an eclectic way to acknowledge and promote new bloggers. Anyone that blogs knows the challenge of finding a captive audience. Every little […]
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Terrorism is not defined by country, race or religion. Terrorist – a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims. The above is often confused by: Act of Terrorism – calculated use of violence (or threat of) against civilians to cause bodily harm. Truths About Terrorism It’s a global epidemic. Some nations might […]
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As I progress through my 40’s, I’m sometimes startled by photos of myself. I catch myself doing a double take…scrutinizing the lines around my eyes, my forehead and my face in general. During this scrutiny, I think about Botox. I actually began avoiding selfies and close up pics. I blamed them for this new hyper […]
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1. The Idea of Home is Fluid. “Where are you from?” – Is no longer a simple question. As an ex-pat, the idea of home is multidimensional. 2. You Separate Friends by Time Zones. You have friends in all corners of the globe and have places to stay from Malaysia to Chile. The internet is […]
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Expat – short for expatriate. A person residing outside their country of citizenship. Third Culture Kids (TCKs) – children raised in a culture other than their parents during their formative years. Now that we got that out of the way. What does ex-pat really mean? You may have learned from my bio, that I’m Canadian as is […]
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