I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”.
Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.
On this day in 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever.
One of the most successful children's books ever written, it is beloved by generations of Canadians and others worldwide.
Let's learn more about it (and try not to cry)!
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Just had my son’s birthday party.
He invited everyone in his class, his church class, teachers, piano teacher, even their siblings, everyone.
I told him most probably wouldn’t come because it’s a summer party. He said he didn’t care, he just wanted to show that when you have a party you invite everyone, because he wasn’t invited to any birthday parties this year.
A good number of kids showed and he had a great time. One parent said something interesting to us.
They thanked us for having the party. They said no one is doing birthday parties anymore, that something happened and the kids just aren’t getting together the way they did before Covid.
My son thought he wasn’t invited to any parties, but the truth was, no one else in his class had a birthday party.
I blame Pinterest. I blame the idea that a birthday party has to be a production, with an over the top theme and lots of activities.
In the early 90’s my dad wasn’t taking home a paycheck, I was the oldest of 5 kids and my parents still had a 12th birthday party for me, because it was pizza, a rented movie, messing around in the back yard and toilet papering someone’s house.
We need to go back to birthday parties of the 80’s and 90’s. Minus the elaborate goodie bags, minus the themed decor and or video game trucks.
Have more parties.
Be more chill.
Let kids be kids.
Shoutout to @UPS_Canada ! Your delivery driver today was absolutely lovely. Brought in my bin, delivered the order right to my door instead of mailbox and all in a #snowstorm