publisher’s note
m
oms—you are amazing! And this issue is dedicated to all that you do and all that you deserve in return. There’s a fun Mom’s Day Giveaway with lots of treats and pampering. And the great Cool Finds for Mom page means you can just hand the magazine over to Dad for lots of great gift ideas!
This issue, we’re welcoming Stephanie MacDonald as part of the WestCoast Families team. Stephanie is a native west coaster, and comes to us with lots of editorial experience and great ideas from years of working with local magazines. Raising 2 kids in a cool Vancouver neighbourhood, she knows a lot about local family living and has a sense of humour that keeps us on our toes! No doubt you’ll enjoy Stephanie’s contributions to WCF, too. In celebration of Mother’s Day, here are a few words from a local poet (and Mom) who seems to say it so well. Read it once, twice, close your eyes, open and read it again. Soak in the words.
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the secrets
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By Samantha Reynolds | www.bentlily.com
I whisper nonsense into your feet and it makes you laugh
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so that you can barely stand it but you kick at the air again wanting more.
They say you won’t remember this but the mind is not the only scribe
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I tell your feet to hold onto these kisses same with your belly and the fattest spot on your cheeks
just in case there comes a day when you are older when you are hurting your limbs will release
the secrets I buried into them
and you will wonder why you suddenly feel
so strong.
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Jodi Iverson, Jennifer Bruyns, Krysta Furioso, Andrea Vance, Kristy Hill, Stephanie MacDonald, Racquel Foran, Michelle Eliot, Vanessa Marcotte, Tanya Bennett WestCoast Families is an independent, regional parenting publication. Published nine times per year in British Columbia, Canada. Total circulation: 50,000. All contents copyrighted ©. Written permission from the publisher is required to reproduce, quote, reprint or copy any material from WestCoast Families For editorial submissions queries, please view the guidelines on our website. Mailing address: 1215-C56 St. Box 18057 Delta, BC V4L 2M4 T 604 249 2866 | F 604 676 2802
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