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SOCIAL GOOD: Introducing Kids to Global Citizenship on World Water Day
Sunday, March 22nd was World Water Day, a day to celebrate water and bring awareness to the fact that far too many people still lack access to safe water and toilets. One in ten of the world’s population lives without safe drinking water and 40% do not have adequate...
SOCIAL GOOD: Human Rights News You May Have Missed
World Moms care about human rights, whether at home or around the world. Here is a roundup of some of the recent human rights news items that we think deserve some more attention. ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE There has been some good news recently about efforts to raise...
UK: A Celebration
There are clouds over London again. But if you stop and look up and squint, you will see a tell-tale pearlescent lining that was not there before. The trees along this street stand tall and bristle-dark as they have through the winter months. But if you stop...
It’s #InternationalDayOfHappiness!
Today is International Day of Happiness! We at World Moms Blog know the importance of connecting with other people. In our technology driven societies, it becomes very easy to send a text message, an email, or to click "Like" on someone's Facebook status...but does...
NEW ZEALAND: Leaving a Sad Relationship
I didn't have a bad marriage. I wasn't beaten or mistreated. My ex never had an affair. Money stressors were manageable. We rarely argued. To the outside world we seemed absolutely fine. But we weren't. It was, for me, an intensely sad marriage. And for a long time I...
LESOTHO: The Mothers of a Nation
Now that our family has settled in nicely to life in Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho, I can turn outwards to learn more about the country and its people. The first thing that I had to learn to keep straight was how to call the people and their language: the...
World Voice: Women on a Mission Retrace Nepal’s Ancient Trade Route to Tibet
Today our team has returned to the warm embrace of our families in Singapore, but undoubtedly, a piece of our heart was left behind in the sacred Tsum Valley of Nepal, captivated by the thousand smiles we came across during this beautiful and arduous journey....
BELGIUM : The Balloon
When it comes to introducing serious business to my 8 year old and my 6 year old, I have noticed that I often use metaphors. Not the euphemism kind, like 'Grandma went to sleep for a very long time', but the raw truth in a friendly package. As it is, I'm healing from...
WASHINGTON, USA: Writing a Letter in the Age of Tweets
I currently have someone in my life with whom I can only contact via letters. I am talking about snail mail, meaning hand writing or typing a cohesive self-narrative, putting a stamp on it, and sending it out into the world via the U.S. Postal Service. While this may...
INDONESIA: The Year of Living Dangerously
Last Sunday I ran my first 5K race. I still can’t believe that I actually did it – and in the tropical heat, no less. Although I have vaguely considered it a worthy goal, running an actual race wasn’t on my radar even two months ago. It turns out that 2015 is the year...
ISRAEL: Is Balance Possible?
I was blindsided. It was Family Day, or Yom Hamishpacha, as it's called in Hebrew. The day that somehow ended up replacing Mother's Day here in Israel. My youngest was so proud of the card she had made for my husband and me. She had colored pictures of balloons, and...
SOCIAL GOOD: International Women’s Day
This past Sunday the world celebrated International Women's Day. What does it mean to be a woman? For me, it means the sky is the limit. I can be a wife, a mother, a corporate woman, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and an artist. Yes! All at the same time! Because I...
NETHERLANDS: To Mop Or Not To Mop
My parents were born and raised in Surinam. They moved to the Netherlands in the 70's and raised their children there. Though not completely oblivious to Dutch culture, the way my parents raised me was greatly influenced by the motherland. That includes the way chores...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Challenges We Face Around the World #IWD2015
World Moms Blog contributors comment on the challenges that women face in their home countries.
NEW JERSEY, USA: It’s Time To Reflect
At the beginning of 2014, World Moms Blog asked me to define the coming year in one word. I replied: TRINITY. No, I didn’t think I was a goddess - although feel free to disagree. . . in 2014, I was going to be three different mothers. I have three kids, and for the...
PHILIPPINES: Growing Your Heart
I'm a new mom all over again. On January 31st, my family welcomed a daughter, who was an answered prayer and an angel rolled into one cute and cuddly package. We had waited 4 years before deciding to get pregnant again, and so her coming was planned, stemming from a...
JORDAN: I Met a Man Who Lived in a Cave, He Gave Me His Mobile Number
Outside Amman, the capital city of my new home, life continues to unfold much as it has for centuries. Or so it seems at first glance. Recently, during a trip to Wadi Rum and Petra, we met and dined with many local Bedouin people. For dinner, they invited us to...
WORLD VOICE: Who Would be in My Wax Museum?
My daughter's grade school class presented a "Wax Museum" yesterday. It was a program where the students dressed up as prominent historical figures from past and present chosen from short biographies in the school library. Each prepared a short summary of the life of...
ONTARIO, CANADA: Autism, Vaccines And Seven Misconceptions
My older son was born in 2003 and diagnosed with autism in 2007, when proponents of the vaccine/autism link were at their loudest. Since my son had displayed autism-like tendencies from birth, I never bought into this theory, and both he and his younger brother are...
MEXICO: Life Lessons While Camping
As a wife of one and a mom of four, it seems like I am always learning and discovering! I know I am not alone. Let’s just admit it: The world is a big place, life is a lesson, and children can be the best teachers. Normally my series, Life Lessons with Mexico Mom,...
NEW ZEALAND: Innocence
On Saturday night, I had the privilege of hosting three of my 13 year-old son's friends for a sleep-over. They are lovely boys, and all I have to do is feed them and ignore them. I don't mention things like showers or teeth-brushing, and in return they pretty much...
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