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
4 min

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 us throughout our l...

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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 album, Useless Motherf*...

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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 phone with his girlf...

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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. It's a story about how ...

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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 kids have given me so ...

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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 are these people who l...

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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 and the theatre was pa...

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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 would otherwise go ba...

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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 the Internet I was ...

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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 fortunate that they are be...

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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 thought everyone wou...

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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 don't work - here's wh...

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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 little to do. It's...

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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 and Gymnastics I'm bro...

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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 kids and caring for m...

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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 beginning to understand how...

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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 hold them accountable ...

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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% of our household inc...

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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 has been answered t...

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Shannon Peel

Dec 8, 2018
9 min

Motherhood is the Hardest Job

Being a parent isn't easy, its filled with trials and tribulations that lead to extreme frustration. We want the best for our kids, we want to be perfect, an...

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