March Break holds special charms for Chris Hunt. Here’s why it ranks over Christmas and New Year’s When I was a boy, I didn’t appreciate March Break for what it really was. Being your typical self-absorbed adolescent, I was grateful […]
Riley Hunt
The ruins
Nudists, caterpillars and blisters, oh, my! It’s all in a day’s hike for this columnist When asked where my favourite place to hike around Ottawa is, I’ll usually lie and say Hogsback. Don’t get me wrong, I love Hogsback. There’s […]
They’ve got you, babe
Riley has the best teachers in his corner — and it brings back memories for his dad When I was in junior high, my teachers frequently told my parents how bright I was. My teachers were either very wrong […]
Unscripted opportunities
Adding a dash of fun to a daily routine is the key to a stable, happy life during the pandemic It’s so dark I can barely see my son. The faint flickering from the streetlamps below barely find their way […]
New school, new experiences
Changing schools was tough for a young Chris Hunt. Decades later, his son potentially faces the same situation […]
Adventures of yesteryear
Columnist Chris Hunt recalls a favourite pre-COVID destination I had a brief conversation with my son Riley recently that quietly broke my heart. I’d been both working from home and homeschooling Riley for a few weeks, and I was […]
Thanks, Mom
On a cold, dark night a few years back, columnist Chris Hunt comes face to face with special lessons learned from his mother Oct 17, 2016 I’m laying on my son’s bedroom floor, holding his hand as he […]
A reluctant retreat
Even when life in isolation gets tough, a boy and his dad never stop needing each other, Chris Hunt writes As first glance, it appeared a normal day. Outside, the sky was a vivid blue and the sun shone bright. […]
Another kind of upbringing
Riley grows up in a different type of household than his father Chris Hunt did. Here’s why both are great, our columnist explains My son Riley stared at his own reflection in the bathroom mirror, his toothbrush an inch from […]
Tough choices
Parenting means making difficult decisions on behalf of your children, Chris Hunt shares I’m a reasonably well-adjusted adult male. Thus, like most reasonably well-adjusted adult males, I tend to keep my displays of openly weeping in public to the bare […]