There is a Chinese Folk Tale about a poor farmer who had few possessions, but an old horse to till his fields.  One day, the horse escaped into the hills.  When the farmer’s neighbours came, they shook their heads, sympathizing with the old man, saying this was such bad luck.  However the farmer replied, “Bad …

It was still a birth! I was 24 years old, newly married yet had been with my partner for many years, he was my high school sweetheart.  We were eager to take the next big step into parenthood and were incredibly excited about it, as was our extended family, as it would mean my parents …

March 2015, Hayley Mayer Going from ‘Bff’s’ to ‘someone that you used to know” is one of the many painful things that a person can encounter. When I hear the one side of the story from girls who describe the demise of their friendship, with their once best friend – sister of the heart, to …