Tag: Parenting
Half Mom
He looked up at me with moon eyes, deep cerulean pools.
"Mommy, do I ask too many questions?" Worry was stitched in the little place...
The Long Way Home
I never know how to answer the question “where are you from?” The answer is a bit complicated.
I was born in Iran and...
All Boy? So Girly? My response to a post about being...
The other day, while at my son’s dance class I overheard him and few other boys talking about butts. I looked at another mom...
Waking up to life itself
The first moment that I locked eyes with my firstborn baby, I knew that life was forever changed. I didn’t know how, and I...
On Woody Allen, Celebrity, and Teaching Boundaries
I’m sure most of you have at least heard about the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow story in the media this past week.
The gist of it...
When You Don’t Feel Like Parenting-An Ode to Joy
A friend asked me how I was feeling the other day, to which I replied, "great!" But then immediately admitted it to be an...
When Daddy Travels…
My husband travels for work…and school…a lot. When we moved here from Seattle over two years ago my husband’s company told him they didn’t...
Making good parenting decisions…and making a few bad ones too.
I could regale you with tales of how my self-diagnosed seasonal affective disorder is making me grumpy and manic all at once.
Or how the...
The Sick Day
One Wednesday in November, I took a sick day. For ME.
My children and husband were all in various stages of recovery after a...
A Light in the Parenting Tunnel
One of my favorite sayings about Motherhood is "the days are long, but the years are short."
Motherhood is wonderful. The most fun "job" I've...
Twins: What not to say to their mothers
Twins.
It's the word that brings fear to most expectant mothers. I know I certainly let out a few four letter words when I...
What My Kids Taught Me in 2013
::Photo by Kristy Dooley Photography::
As we get ready to enter 2014, I wanted to take a chance to reflect on the past year.
Being a...
The Newborn Time Warp
Before having a baby, there was never enough time in the day. I found myself constantly wishing for a few more hours in which...
34 Weeks Premature
As I sit here with my son sleeping peacefully in my lap, I find that his first two weeks of life feel like a...