Browsing Category 'Families: A delicate balance'
The life a man lives opens a world to his child. By Sharon McLeod A busy columnist staffs the demanding press gallery at City Hall in Canada’s largest city; he looks like some kind of urban soldier. Press releases and paper conceal his desk, people constantly interrupt him, and his blackberry buzzes endlessly. The columnist, [...]
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By Erin James-Abra Dimetria Hazisavvas and Julie Nadalin are two women with experiences as single mothers. Although they’ve created community in different ways, each believes in the importance of human networks to parenting. “My kids will not grow up when they’re 25 without someone saying, ‘I remember when you were little.’” Dimetria Hazisavvas is raising [...]
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New Torontonians connect with loved ones afar By Caro Rolando Bryan Taguba, a Toronto immigrant, went seven years without seeing his mother. José Sánchez went two. And Rachael* is well into her sixth year of mama-free sightings. The three young adults have never met, but they have more in common with one another than separation [...]
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