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MASSACHUSETTS, USA: What Does Mommy Want to Be When You Grow Up?
When I get together with fellow moms these days, I find the greatest thing we have in common is not that we all have kids but that most of us are still trying to figure out who we are now that we HAVE kids. I think this is because our generation of moms is facing an...
Top 10 Reasons to Rejoin World Moms Blog!
If you are no longer receiving World Moms Blog's daily posts in your in-box... 10) You missed out on a great post this week from South Korea about the harsh, unfair treatment of single mothers there by our contributor, Ms. V. 9) You missed our 1st giveaway on the new...
GUEST POST: Keeping Your Child Safe from Bullies & Stalkers
“She then went to summer camp where a girl bullied her. My daughter was so upset and could not get the attention of the camp so she told them she was going to commit suicide. I brought her home from camp and took her to a therapist and together we devised a plan for how to deal with bullies and she carried this back to camp. “
NEW ZEALAND: The Essential Class for Kiwis
Having spent seven years reading about how the human brain works, I am very passionate about restricting our boys’ out of school formal activities. Our ten year-old is only in his second year of playing field hockey and his second year of learning to play the piano. He also chose to learn the Double Bass this year, although I suspect that won’t top his list of things-to-do next year. We haven’t rushed our boys into learning to read (although storytelling and listening to stories are fundamental parts of our day) and we love that they go to a school where homework is limited.
But there is one out of school activity I insist our children participate in for 10 years or more: swimming lessons.
CANADA: A Mom’s Guide to U.N. Human Rights
This is a little thing I like to call a simple backgrounder. I had the pleasure of working for Canada's Foreign Affairs on a UN file. I always liked to say that I was always with one foot in two worlds: one international, and the other the domestic (both being...
NEVADA, USA: Taking Things Slow as a Single Mom
My 5-year-old son has been making a lot of comments lately about my relationship with my boyfriend. He has asked him – a few times – if he'll be his stepdad. He's mentioned the boyfriend moving in with us. He's trying to make this relationship move forward a lot...
SOUTH KOREA: Shame and Single Motherhood in South Korea
The month of May in Korea is “family month” and includes Children’s Day and Parents’ Day (as well as Teachers’ Day and Buddha’s birthday). It’s a celebratory time here, especially as it coincides with the mild temperatures and blossoms of spring. These last two years...
Travel Itinerary for Week of August 13th!
On Monday we will be in South Korea, where Ms. V talks about what it's like to be a single mother there. It's an interesting insight into the cultural impacts not only to the mother, but to the child and the mother's entire family. On Tuesday, we continue the...
Saturday Sidebar: Do You Work in or Outside the Home?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer The Alchemist. We know that in reality, all moms are “working” moms, but she is wondering… “Are you a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, or a work from home mom? Do you want to make the switch now...
EGYPT: The Generosity Month (Ramadan)
By generosity month I mean the month of Ramadan, it's the fasting month for Muslims. It's the ninth month of the Hijri year which follows the moon movement. A new Hijri month starts with every new crescent; every Hijri month is 29 or 30 days long so the Hijri calendar...
CANADA: Grandpa In the Sky
At the age of 19, I sat at my Father's deathbed. I watched him battle and lose his life to cancer in a very short period of time. I live with nightmares of his disease, and I grieve over him daily. He never saw me graduate from University, met my husband, walked me...
NEW YORK, USA: Olympic Hopefuls? Probably Not…and That’s OK!
I smile as a swimmer jumps out of the pool and runs over to hug her mother as she makes the U.S. team. I choke up as the camera pans to a very proud mom who watches her daughter do an amazing floor routine, which seals her fate as a competitor to represent the U.S. in London. As the commercial says, none of them could have gotten to this place without their mothers. It was probably their mom who ran them to the early morning and after school practices, who hugged them when they didn’t win and encouraged them to just do their best. It was their mom who celebrated their victories (I’m sure there were many) as they progressed to get to this amazing point in their career.
SWITZERLAND: Transitioning Children
After five moves in five and a half years, I have been accustomed to gear up for change. The excitement of something new; the sadness of leaving what we have grown accustomed to; the packing and the unpacking; the curiosity of a new place; missing the last place. But...
CALIFORNIA, USA: (Extended) Family Holiday
On the beach in a small town in Delaware (USA), sits a little house. Basically untouched from the day it was built. That house belonged to my husband’s fraternal grandparents and we are thankful that it still remains in the hands of family today. This year we went on...
Travel Itinerary for the Week of August 6th!
On Monday we celebrate this warm North American summer by talking about vacations! Angela Y. in California talks about a special kind of vacation shared with extended family spanning multiple generations. On Tuesday, we continue to talk travel with Kristen Kolb, who...
Saturday Sidebar: What is something that surprised you about motherhood that you never expected?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Maggie Ellison. She asked our writers, “What is something that surprised you about motherhood that you never expected?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say... Alison Lee of Malaysia...
CANADA: Just Breathe
Yesterday was a bad day, I cried because I didn’t know what else to do. The month of June was a crappy month-all of it. July showed some promise, but it blew away with the wind, I guess. I'm hoping that August will give me a break, but I'm not holding my breath. They...
TEXAS, USA: Getting Help as a WAHM
I have been a stay at home mom for the past 2+ years with my daughter. And the only time we ever had a sitter was when my husband was gone for training with the Army for 4 months and I hired a girl to come once a week so I could grocery shop. So really, Bella has been...
AUSTRALIA: Is This the New ‘Useless Generation?’
Our Australian media has been awash lately with stories about the new ‘useless generation’. The new breed of young teenagers and adults who have no idea how to do basic things, and who rely heavily on Google and YouTube to find out how to do simple tasks like boil an egg or change a car tire or wash a load of clothes.
This story stopped me in my tracks because I find this at odds with my own experiences. I’ve never thought much about it until I saw this on the news the other night. My boys are 23, 17 and 15, and their father and I have always raised them to be independent, strong and self sufficient.
SOCIAL GOOD: The GAVI Global Tea Party in India
World Moms Blog is working with GAVI Alliance to create an international documentary to raise awareness of the importance for life-saving vaccinations for children in developing nations. We plan to do this through the "GAVI Global Tea Party", created, here, at World...
CHINA: Feng Jianmei and the Forced Abortion Issue
Warning: Link to graphic photos in this post. Living in China, I often find myself standing up for this country, giving my temporary home the benefit of the doubt. Mass poverty? Yes, but economic and social development take time. Corruption? Oh yeah, but what...
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