About Sweetmama Editor
Nadine Silverthorne’s love of journaling began in Grade One with the entry, “I am the greatest dancer!” Two babies (and countless diaper changes) later, she has found her home away from home as editor of SweetMama. Don’t miss her humorous bi-weekly accounts of the joys and pains of working while raising them fabulous.
June Editor's Picks
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(Jun.28.10)
If you're anything like me, you're juggling a million tasks at a time. (Sometimes I feel like my brain is clogged with Post-It Notes...)
In case you missed something fabulous that we produced on SweetMama this month, I've rounded up my five favourites for you. (In case you have a moment to yourself before the mayhem of summer descends upon your home.)
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Mom Entrepreneur Myths
Our monthly column by Amy and Danielle of Admiral Road Designs always provides a good read. This month, they're debunking the myth that work-at-home-moms (or WAHMs) get to spend oodles of time with their kids.
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Our 5 Favourite Water Toys
I can't get enough of today's fancy new water toys -- maybe because my own summers of Wet Banana and Fun Fountain (thanks Whamo!) were so magical. (Excuse me while I take a trip down memory lane -- er, to eBay...)
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SweetPapas We Love: Joe Mimran
It's no secret that I love dads, so we thought it would be cute to honour fabulous fathers leading up to Father's Day. I'm also a total Joe-a-holic when it comes to shopping for myself and my kids. (Hey, if you can sneak shoes onto the grocery bill -- what's not to love?)
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Eckler Plus One: Meeting the Ex
Rebecca Eckler's stories of single parenting and dating are often hilarious. But this one in particular -- about meeting her date's ex at a bar mitzvah -- had us giggling along with her (and by the look of the comments, it really resonated with our readers).
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Ask an Expert: Animal Safety
We spend a lot of time outdoors as a family. While my eldest is cautious, my youngest fears nothing and approaches every dog she sees as though they're kin. This reader question, about precautions to take now that it's park and petting zoo season, woke me up to the fact that we need to be a more proactive in teaching Lucy how to behave around animals.
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Got any suggestions of what you'd like to read in the coming months? Want to put our expert shopping and researching skills to the test? Share your ideas and queries in the comments below and we'll consider them for upcoming editorial. After all, it's our readers that keep us fabulous -- thank you!