2007 In Review

It's the end of my first (partial) year here at Mommy Blogs Toronto, and like many places, I'm going to take a look back at the year that was, at least through the eyes of Daditorial.

We started back in early April with a look at the trend in modern families to pay others to do things typically considered to be the responsibility of parents like riding a bike or taking them to doctor appointments, and we ended with our first book review for a father-oriented parenting book called Dadditude. In between, there were a lot of fascinating stories.

The most popular landing spot for readers was a piece we did on the Aquadot recall, which was not surprising given that the toy was expected to be an exceptionally popular item this past holiday season (and the news broke fewer than 50 days before Christmas).

The most commented (and controversial) piece was the one we did on the Adoption Information Disclosure Act, which underwent a Charter of Rights challenge back in June. Unfortunately, we inadvertently lit a powder keg with that subject and after a few hours comments had to be closed down by the site editor because the discussion had become uncivil. (The Act was put into law in September, and subsequently struck down three days later.) Other hot topics included a Star feature on single mothers and a piece on the Quebec law that makes assuming a married surname almost impossible for either men or women.

From a personal standpoint, some of the pieces that I was most pleased with were the one for BlogHersAct Canada, the piece about divergent EQAO test scores, and the Remembrance Day piece.

Before closing out with a couple follow ups, I would like to ask you, the readers, what types of stories you would like to see looked at in this space. Also, if anyone has some news sources that I have not used in the past (I generally stick to the Globe, the Star, and the major Canadian networks), please let me know.

Follow Up To "Ghetto Dude" And The Job Application

In the summer, we looked at Evon Reid and his job application to be a Queen's Park analyst. At the centre of the story was a term used in an internal email that was accidentally sent to Mr. Reid where he was referred to as a "ghetto dude". The Star did follow up piece this week, where we learn that he did get the job (not surprising, given the political mess his failure would have created) but still carries the stigma with him.

Follow Up To Strangled By Her Father

Earlier in the month, we looked at the death of Aqsa Parvez, the teen strangled by her father in a what some initially characterized as an honour killing but was later believed to be a domestic dispute gone horribly wrong. The media saturation with this topic has been intense, but one story stuck out to me: the sixth annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention, where the featured topic is the strangled teen's death.

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Comments

[metro mama]

Thanks for all your great posts this year.

Happy New Year!