I just want genuine conversations while we watch our kids play The other day, I took my kids to the playground. I was watching them laugh, climb, fall, and get back up again — doing what kids do. Another mom came by with her son, who looked about the same age as mine. Read more…
Survival doesn’t equal thriving, and our kids deserve more than that. Not long ago, another mom asked if I was planning to enroll my kid in math tutoring, French classes, music lessons, martial arts, soccer…you know — the full litany of extracurriculars. I smiled politely and said, “Actually, I was that kid.” The Read more…
His little face crumpled. I knew I had to do something differently next time. The other day at camp pick-up, my kindergartener didn’t want to leave. He had swim lessons, but all he wanted was to stay and play. So he threw a tantrum — big feelings, big stomps, and yelling that he Read more…
I have 3 sisters. For most of my life, my parents put a lot of attention on my eldest sister. Then I became a mom and it changed everything. Anything I accomplished, my sister had already done it… There are three of us: my eldest sister, my middle sister and Read more…
For years, I wore my engagement and wedding rings. Then the pandemic hit and I started thinking about what those rings actually mean to me. I got engaged in a botanical garden in Egypt. I was waiting in a gazebo while he used the bathroom. When he came back, he Read more…
When we started trying to conceive, I stopped using sex as a weapon. The journey helped me create a family and more intimacy in my marriage. My parents never talked about sex They barely showed physical affection towards each other; and when they did, my dad was always the one who Read more…
I haven’t left my 9–5…yet but here’s exactly what I did to make $3525.71 in my first two months as a freelance writer. Two months have flown by After debunking some serious misconceptions about freelance writing, I started my journey with zero expectations. I don’t regret it for a second as the Read more…
After having a fight with my husband in front of our kids, I wasn’t able to do what my daughter wanted me to. I felt like I was repeating my parents’ behaviour but this incident inspires me to keep trying to be a better person. Fighting at a crosswalk It’s Read more…
With the ability to work remotely, the digital nomad lifestyle is growing. It sounds like a dream but personally, I wouldn’t want to be one. First of all, I enjoy travelling From Japan, Egypt, Mexico to Italy, I’ve stepped foot in more countries than I can count on my fingers. Read more…
Mealtime with my firstborn was easy and stress-free. I would judge other parents for using a screen at mealtime. Then I had my second. When it was just the 3 of us… When I first became a mom, I wanted to do everything by the book. But of course, like a naive Read more…