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Travel Itinerary for the Week of March 28th!
We start off this week on Monday with Asta Burrows in Norway. Asta talks about making wise food choices for our children. On Tuesday, we're in San Francisco with A. Roselyn, who loves cycling around her neighbourhood on her custom-made bike that accommodates her two...
Friday Question: Where is the craziest place you’ve done IT?
This week's question came from Veronica Samuels, who asked... "Where's the Craziest Place You've Done IT? So, as interesting and funny it would be to talk about the craziest places we mothers have conceived babies, we're just not that type of blog. But, what about...
NEW JERSEY, USA: A Mother Named Ama
On March 13, my mother celebrated her 69th birthday. I am thrilled to still have her in my life, and I cherish every moment we spend together. You see, two years ago she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer….My mother was born in 1942 in rural Spain. Her mother suffered from tuberculosis and was 47-years-old at the time of my mother’s birth. Due to complications associated with the birth, my grandmother died two days after my mother was born…
INDIA: Reflecting on a Son’s Birthday Party
“Mama, how long until my birthday?” asked my son the umpteenth time in February. I said, “fifteen more days”. He was turning five full years and was becoming quite a handful.
WASHINGTON, USA: Savoring Time with Aging Parents
This past Monday I hugged and squeezed my parents tightly as I said good-bye to them at the airport after we all spent a wonderful long weekend together in Northern California. I hadn’t seen them since November. As we pulled away, my four year old asks, “Momma, are you sad?” I answer, “A little bit.” She says, “Why, because you will miss your mommy and daddy?” I say, “Yes.”
MEXICO: Living Under House Arrest
At lunch time, my husband came home to talk. He was very concerned about my earlier level of frustration. In typical fashion, he wanted to find a solution, believing there must be a way for me to have some kind of outlet. He asked, “What would you like to do if you weren’t taking care of the kids?” to which I replied, “That’s just it, I don’t know because I feel like I’m under house arrest, imprisoned on one level by two one-year-olds who’s erratic nap schedules and increased neediness make it difficult to organize ‘me time,’ and on another level, I am imprisoned by the security risk of going out at all.” As I spoke, I believe my husband’s own heart sank, too, hearing me put it in those terms.
Travel Itinerary for the Week of March 21st!
We have an exciting start to the week on Monday, as we go to Mexico to hear from first-time writer and Mom of twins Dee Harlow. Dee talks about a topic that really helps put life in perspective. On Tuesday, we're back in the United States with Eva Fannon, the...
SPECIAL POST: Plea for Japan from Sunny Springer and WMB
“Our writer, Sunny Springer, is still searching for news of her friends and their families in the Fukushima area of Japan, her home country.”
Friday Question: What TV programming did you first introduce to your child(ren)?
This week's question came from one of our writers, Dee Harlow, who asked... "What, if any, TV or video programming did you first introduce to your child(ren) and how old were they?" Here are what some of our World Moms had to say… Allison Charleston of New York, USA...
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA: St. Patrick’s Day Fun!
“My family has always been very proud of their Irish heritage, so when St. Patrick’s Day comes around in the United States, they step it into high gear and celebrate!”
MASSACHUSETTS, USA: How the Garden Grows
Four years ago, my husband altered our family’s life journey. He cleared out a little piece of our property, dug up our soil and put in a garden box. He started with one box of tomatoes. He will tell you that he had no idea what he was doing but wanted to give growing our own food a try. What inspired him to do this, he really can’t say…it was like a light switched on inside of him and then there was no turning it off.
WASHINGTON, USA: Searching for My Inner Domestic Goddess
When I decided to be a stay-at-home mom, it was really so I could hang out with my kids and soak up every moment of their early lives. I feel like I am living up to that – and then some. My life is filled with fort building, picnics, crafts, hikes, day trips to the city, library visits, playgrounds and lots of floor time with my 2 sons, and I love it. But part of being a stay-at-home mom also involves the running of the household, and this is not something that is a natural fit for me.
INDIA: How to Make or Break a Kid
s a mother, you are the most important thing in your child’s life for at least the first 10 years. You are the single person who can most influence your child, for good or bad. Your child will try to ape you—talk and walk like you, use the same phrases and imitate you—trying to be just like Mom. His self-esteem is only what you make of it: if you think your child is a great little person, that is exactly what he will think of himself; if you think he is a loser, then that is what he will consider himself to be.
Travel Itinerary for the Week of March 14th!
On Monday we are in India with first-time writer Fire Crystals, who ponders the question of how to handle situations where your kids make you want to tear your hair out! On Tuesday, we fly to the United States to spend time with Washington Mom Eva Fannon, who has a...
Travel Itinerary for the Week of March 14th!
On Monday we are in India with first-time writer Fire Crystals, who ponders the question of how to handle situations where your kids make you want to tear your hair out! On Tuesday, we fly to the United States to spend time with Washington Mom Eva Fannon, who has a...
Friday Question: Who do you turn to for parenting advice?
This week’s question came from one of our writers, Maggie Ellison, who asked… “Who do you turn to for parenting advice?” Here are some of our writers’ responses … FireCrystals of India writes: “I generally turn to my friends for advice on parenting. Advice from the...
MINNESOTA, USA: The Photos Moms Take
In the seven years that I’ve been a mom, I have found some new interests, passions and ahem fixations. One of them being to find the best playgrounds in town. I never used to worry about that before I had kids. Or, the finest pacifiers, best swimming lessons and kid...
EAST TIMOR: The Juggling Act
Though I’ve been working in the field of international development for over a decade now, I haven’t followed a particularly straightforward career path. Adding kids and faraway job postings to the mix has also shifted my focus – and in many ways, my priorities. While my professional journey might look more like a winding road than a ladder, I’m happy with the choices I’ve made – for myself and for my family. It’s just the way forward that is not so clear.
ARKANSAS, USA: Closing the Door
As I have described in previous blogs, nothing about my life has followed the norm. Blame it on a wild streak, a sense of adventure, or more likely, plain old low self-esteem, take your pick. Out of wedlock, heck out of any steady relationship, I gave birth to three beautiful children. They are my greatest accomplishments. Yet, there is nothing prideful in having three children by two different men in a society that frowns upon such things.
NORWAY: So Long Jimmy Choos – Hello Uggs
I remember a long time ago, before my wee lad was born, I would notice mothers or pregnant women, and I seemed to notice that there were two types: the ones that were beautiful, elegant and always poised and the other type, who weren't. I would think “why don’t they...
NEW JERSEY, USA: Sisters
“But, let’s face it. Do you know any sisters that are so alike? I, myself, am one of three sisters, and we’re all so very different. So strange to think that we’re from the same parents and grew up in the same house!”
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