Angela Hickman

Oh hi. (Copywriter, feminist, parent, former journalist). She/her.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross That's the difference between preparing and actively enduring I guess. (Probably a good sign not to have a preferred disaster-related junk food.)

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@bananafitz Yes. More than one. 2004.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

My 4-year-old just described salad as "dry soup," so don't tell me there are no new ideas in this world.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@JaBogen Oh man, yes, this is so hard. It's just so much. Definitely lean on screen time. Also, if weather allows, I definitely get out to a park or for a walk after dinner/before bath just for a break. Also, taping big paper to the wall and letting the kids go to town with crayons.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@mskaralevis @AllisonCross Yes! We love Ghosts.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

I mean, maybe it isn't fanfic yet, but my 4-year-old regularly requests I make up stories about The Octonauts going to the Shawn the Sheep farm, so... This strikes me as super normal by 13?

Kids have incredibly complex interior worlds. Maybe some parents just aren't invited in.

[Joe Zieja @JoeZieja]

reply to this message describing the fanfic you were writing/drawing when you were 13, because parents who watched Turning Red are obviously mentally out of touch

mine was a two book series that involved, among many other derivative things, me flying an Arwing

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@sofipapamarko Whether my kids are not sleeping well, my mum likes to tell me that my two sisters and I *never* went through sleep regression, which seems deeply unlikely.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@A_McDo Thanks! Feels nice to accomplish something every day, even if it's just correctly guessing a five-letter word.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@A_McDo Pretty proud of this, especially considering I haven't had a full night's sleep in over a year.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross The worst. I'm so sorry. Hopefully his symptoms resolve soon and you're not dealing with an actually sick kid on top of everything else.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross I'm so sorry. Crossing my fingers that T's result is a false-positive...

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross Oh, big same. And since they're basically always something I could buy for the kids, it's sooooo easy to justify.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@cciccone Honestly not sure yet. The Quebec guidelines are a literal nightmare, so waiting to here if our daycare will be changing policies to follow them or continue with what's already in place (which has worked so well we haven't had a single case yet...)

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

The nightmare before Christmas.

[CBC Montreal @CBCMontreal]

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said in the face of the variant, which appears to be doubling its spread every few days, the government had to take action to prevent the health care system from becoming overwhelmed. https://t.co/Q6byB0Q0PT

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross Excellent! (Also, holy speedy delivery!)

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross Ack! Sorry. These ones: https://t.co/3rGiArF6ud

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@AllisonCross I ordered these and am hoping they'll fit my 4-year-old. Slightly lower age range (3-11) is giving me a little hope. Will report back once they arrive.

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@amil The Abbaye St-Benoit does silent retreats and I used to think that was nuts but increasingly (ie. now that I have two kids) think it sounds blissful. You could probably write there if you don't use a clacky keyboard...

[Angela Hickman @angelahickman]

@aprilfong Yes, April! What lucky students!

[Rebecca Tucker @RebeccaTee]

Sources needed! Hoping to speak with women/non-binary folks who've considered quitting/have quit a job after returning from parental leave (story is pegged to report that women are 6x more likely to consider quitting post-leave: https://t.co/GZ7rl4n2Wf) DM me or: reb.tucker@gmail