Island Parent Fall 2023

FASTFORWARD
Giving Thanks
out with people who love hanging out with
their kids.”
“Hang
That’s still one of the best pieces of parenting
advice I’ve ever received—as relevant now as it was when I first
heard it years ago.
Whether it’s hanging out over coffee in those early first days,
or at a post-natal yoga class a few months later, or on a playground
racing around after your teetering toddlers, being with
other parents who love being with their kids is contagious. It
makes everything that much more fun. And, when we need it,
that much more bearable. It lets you know you’re not alone,
that you’re part of a supportive and bigger community.
Like Island Parent.
What an honour, for the past 25+ years, to be part of such a
supportive, inclusive and vibrant community that makes up the
Island Parent family: the readers, the writers and my colleagues
at the magazine. Thanks to you, we’ve heard each other’s stories,
lent our ears, shared wisdom, offered our hearts, spilled
our tears, told jokes, swapped recipes, suggested places to go
and things to do and dished out an occasional word or two of
advice.
To say that I’ve loved hanging out with all of you would be
an understatement.
So it is with a heavy yet grateful heart that I say farewell. I
am so thankful to have been part of the Island Parent community
for all these years and now, with four adult children—and
four grandchildren!—look forward to remaining part of that
community…but in a whole new way!
Thank you for hanging out with me at Island Parent, for letting
me hang out with all of you, for your contributions, your
comments and for your connection. I’ve loved and always will
love being part of the community and look forward to watching
it grow.
– Sue Fast
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