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Saturday Sidebar: Any wishes for 2013?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Alison Lee. She asked our writers, “What are your wishes for the new year?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say... The Alchemist of India writes: “I intend to, hope to, take...
UNITED KINGDOM: Dreaming of a brighter future? Stop that.
My mum used to say to me: “Don’t wish your life away.” Nowadays I sometimes feel as though that’s all I do. To be more specific, I’m organizing my life away. With four kids, my job, my husband’s job, and the diaries of both our ex-partners to co-ordinate, there are...
UAE: Orientalism and Slipper Socks–Lessons at the Nail Salon
It's 2013, a new year and of course the air is full of portent: new beginnings, fresh starts, gleaming resolutions to become perfect by February, March at the latest. Gyms throng with new devotees, yoga classes bulge with folks suddenly in need of a little down-dog...
SAUDI ARABIA: But For The Grace Of Our Men
All my life I have been surrounded by powerful women and respectful men. I come from a family where the girls definitely outnumber the boys by a huge margin. My mother worked all the time I was growing up in different charities and foundations. Some she co-founded....
CONNECTICUT, USA: Interview with Kristyn Zalota
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? I live in New Haven, CT. I am originally from CT but have lived in several countries, including Russia, England and Thailand. What language(s) do you speak? English, Russian, enough Thai and Spanish to chat...
CANADA: Beginning Again
It seems apt that as a new year dawns, my husband and I preparing to start a new chapter by bringing a second child into our family. I'm scared as hell. Our son burst into our quiet life like a bomb....A really cute, completely beloved bomb who sprayed screams for...
2012: WMB Year in Review & Blogcation!
At World Moms Blog we've been so "Go! Go! Go!" that I haven't had time to reflect on our year, and now that I have, it was really "WOW!!" Here are some amazing and memorable highlights! World Moms Blog contributors and editors met up for the first time in Washington,...
TEXAS, USA: Our Lucky Stars
I am forever changed by a place I never dreamed I would go, let alone live. A piece of my heart will always remain in Nigeria, and the images I saw there will forever be etched in my mind. Each time I flip on my light switch, I remember how fortunate I am to have...
ARKANSAS, USA: The Things That I Know For Certain
In six months, I will celebrate my 40th birthday and as I grow older, there are things that I begin to know for certain. At the top of my list is the fact that it’s never too late to further your education. As you, dear reader, peruse this blog post, I will be...
MASSACHUSETTS, USA: “Backward, Turn backward, O Time in your flight Make me a Child Again, Just for tonight!”
Christmas is magical time. Children wait all year for the chance to wish for whatever they want. As parents we reconnect with our own childhood sense of hope. Now that I am a mother, preparing for the holidays continues to be a special time for me. There are many...
SOCIAL GOOD: Best Buddies International Is Changing the World…One Friendship at a Time
I hold my breath as my five-year old son zooms around the playground. There are children laughing and squealing all around us. Games of tag and the sound of ring-around-the-rosey sung in unison fill the evening air. My son continues to run in circles as if he is the...
JAPAN: Minority Christmas
Christians are a minority in Japan, comprising only 1% of the population. Well, actually I'd say anyone who is "serious" about their religion is a minority here. The Japanese, in general, have a very laid back approach to it, adding and subtracting as they see fit,...
Saturday Sidebar: If the world were to end tomorrow…
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Purnima. She asked our writers, “What would you do today if the world ended tomorrow?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say... Polish Mom Photographer of California, USA writes: “I...
Mothers Unite in the Face of Today’s Tragedies
"How?' "Why?" "When will this stop?" Today there was another school shooting, this time in Newtown, Connecticut in the USA. Twenty children, aged 5-10, were among the 27 dead. Also today, across the world in Chenpeng, China, there was a knife attack in China that...
CANADA: The Road to Global Awareness
Global awareness has been identified, by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, as key to the success of today’s young people. I have always prided myself on my commitment to raising my three young daughters to understand the challenges that people all over the...
GUEST POST: Returning to the Work Force As a SAHM
I'm a stay-at-home-Mama (SAHM) who recently found herself a job. Two projects, actually. They aren’t fulltime and they don’t take me out of my son’s playroom-home office very often. But for the first time since our son Will was born, I’m once again accountable to...
MALAYSIA: A Letter To All Girls
Dear Girls, I'm writing to you as a 36-year old woman who has battled with demons of insecurity for most of my young life. As a young girl, I have told myself, I'm not smart enough. I'm not beautiful enough. I'm not tall enough. I'm not sweet and gentle, and...
CANADA: Interview with Angela at halfpastnormal
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? I live in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. I love living here because it is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. There are countless shops and restaurants that reflect the many different people...
PHILIPPINES: A Time to Help – The Aftermath of Typhoon Bopha (Pablo)
Recently, I wrote an article for Philstar.com, a local news website here in the Philippines, entitled, "We Are All Connected." It was about the typhoon in the Philippines, dubbed internationally as "Bopha," but known locally as "Pablo." Allow me to share a few lines...
Saturday Sidebar: What is the age difference between siblings in your family?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Karyn Van Der Zwet. She asked our writers, “What is your theory on spacing births within a family, and what age gaps did you end up with?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say... Dee...
INDIA: Abraham Lincoln’s letter to his son’s teacher…and to ME!
Here in India there are a lot of competitions conducted for children in a healthy way. Our son recently took part in a competition in early November. You see, it is Children’s Day on the 14th of November and the kids who win are awarded on that day. It was a fancy...
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