Shame on Us for Shaming
Shame. Now there is a loaded word that no one wants to talk about. Prisoners of Shame Our shame starts at a young age and is carried with...
Welcome to Shannon Peel's Writing Blog
This blog focuses on my life as a writer and a divorced woman in Vancouver who writes a fictional series called #ThatsLife about what life is like for women in the 21st Century
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Shannon Peel
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Teen Sibling Musicians
My kids are two gifted musicians who have recorded a song together that is sure to make an impression. Spider is the 7th track on the...
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Shannon Peel
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Talking Relationships with my Son
When did this happen? When did my little boy grow up into a man? My Teen got a Girlfriend It's midnight and my son has just got off the...
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Shannon Peel
- Mar 22, 2019
- 3 min
Kids are Important in Life
Previously published in 2008. I am watching The Christmas Shoes Movie and it is hitting home because it parallels my life at present....
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Shannon Peel
- Mar 22, 2019
- 3 min
Parenting Mistakes Happen
Parenting mistakes, we all make them. Like that time you dropped the kid, lost the kid, or a thousand other things that went wrong. My...
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Shannon Peel
- Feb 18, 2019
- 4 min
Teenagers, Can I Give Them Away?
Rose’s Teenagers Drive her Crazy Rose is a character of a chicklit novel. I love my children, I do. I swear I do. It’s just, well. Who...
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Shannon Peel
- Jan 5, 2019
- 3 min
Hunger Games - Movie Review
I took my daughter to the opening day of the new Hunger Games movie - Catching Fire. Got there for the 7:30 showing half an hour early...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 31, 2018
- 7 min
Leftovers make Great Homemade Soup
My mom always makes great homemade soup out of leftovers. I have discovered just how easy it is to feed the family and use up food that...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
Want to be a Princess? Why?
I watched the pilot episode of 'The Tudors' the other day and was curious to learn more about life in the court of Henry VIII. Thanks to...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 27, 2018
- 14 min
Parenting: Siblings are Best Friends
Everyone that meets my kids are amazed at how close they are to each other - They really are each other's best friend. I am really...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 22, 2018
- 3 min
New Puppy and No Sleep
Puppies, who's bright idea was it to get one? Oh ya mine. What was I thinking? I thought getting a dog would be simple, it was not. I...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 20, 2018
- 3 min
Parenting: Time Outs Don't Work
Time Outs are the main form of discipline for many families. Parents use time outs to help shape their child's behavior, yet time outs...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 20, 2018
- 2 min
Grandma's Here, She'll Clean
My parents are in town, which for me is always a blessing. My mom cooks, cleans and spends time with the kids, virtually leaving me with...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 18, 2018
- 3 min
Money: Kids Take it All
I just got back from writing cheques for my son's acting classes this spring.... OK I need a Job. Between Acting School, Dance Classes...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 14, 2018
- 18 min
Stay at Home Mom Hate it or Love it
This wasn't supposed to be my life, this wasn't the plan. I never wanted to be a stay at home mom and yet, here I am at home raising my...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min
Mom Life: The Kids are Growing Up
My son is getting older and it is so frustrating because I am having a hard time with the distance he's putting between us. I am...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 13, 2018
- 13 min
Crime, Cyber Bullying, and Children
Cyber bullying is a huge issue in our schools and the problem starts at home. It is what we teach our kids, tell our kids, and how we...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 12, 2018
- 2 min
Rising Cost of Food and Living
On Average Canadians spent 10% of their income on food - If that is true then our family is not average. On average we spend approx 27%...
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Shannon Peel
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
Prayer for My Kids was Answered
(2010) While unpacking and going through stuff I found a prayer for my children I had written in 2004. Looking back, I would say that it...
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