Columnist James Gordon supports, encourages his sons as they pursue their passions on the ice As the weather heats up and people hit the sunny outdoors after an excruciatingly long and cold spring, I know where I’ll be: freezing my […]
Dad’s Corner
The other side of parenting
It’s not all smiles, coos and photo-worthy moments – and that’s OK, veteran dad James Gordon writes Recently, my brother-in-law and his wife welcomed their first child into the world. It’s been an exciting time, and the arrival of […]
Super Mom
When Chris Hunt’s son needed help, Riley’s mother did what all good parents do – she put his needs first I didn’t see it. Truth be told, I thought everything was fine. But as my son sadly put his head […]
Universal debt
Like his father before him, Chris Hunt gladly makes sacrifices for his son It was the black hours of the early morning and I was shivering. Beside me, wrapped warmly in the blankets he’d ripped from me only moments before, […]
Meet the master
A meeting with his son’s teacher showed our columnist who was (really) the boss Over the past six years, my son Riley has evolved into a master manipulator. An expert at getting what he wants, he shrewdly employs pleas, […]
Secondary drowning: a crucial water safety issue
Summer means more time around water, so be aware of these life-threatening signs and symptoms My favourite thing to do with my sons when the weather starts to heat up is to take them swimming. It’s not even close. Parks […]
Colourful language
One word uttered in secret and writer Chris Hunt knew he’d become a bad parent There are moments in every parent’s life they will never forget. The moment their child is born. Their kids’ first steps. Their first words. Their […]
Kids act as a time machine for this Ottawa dad
I’ve spent a lot of time in hockey rinks over the past 10 years or so. As a hockey writer and sports editor at the Ottawa Citizen for the better part of a decade, I was at arenas almost every […]
Keeping in touch a challenge as kids head off to school
When I was a boy, I was a fan of horror movies. Sure, the gratuity and gore tended to get old quickly, and the scares were often predictable, but man, did I ever love being afraid. Fast forward two decades […]
Words of wisdom from a ‘loving yet flawed’ dad
So here’s the thing about columns; they tend to follow the same literary formula. Usually, the writer has an idea or an opinion they want to impart to the reader. They’ll often present the idea using research to back it […]