To the New Mother of Two
One of my very best friends had her second baby just over two weeks ago. And while I’m by no means anywhere close to a seasoned mother of two, it’s amazing what two extra months can teach you. I’ve...
View ArticleI’m Done Waiting To Lose Weight
We finally got some professional family photographs taken last weekend. Truthfully, I’d been putting this off over and over again because I wanted to wait until I’d lost the baby weight after having #2...
View ArticleThe Universality of Motherhood
The universality of motherhood has a tremendous power to unite. Let me tell you a little story. Earlier today, I decided to take the girls down the road to a nearby mall. Tuna appears to have outgrown...
View ArticleWhere Aren’t You From?: A Third Culture Kid’s Identity Crisis
The question “where are you from?” is a difficult question to answer. “Yes, of course, sir. If your daughter is Egyptian, then your granddaughter is also Egyptian.” The immigration officer greeting us...
View ArticleDear Motherhood, I Miss Me
I wanted to run away from my kids yesterday. Everything just kind of came crashing down all at once. There were several factors at play. Suddenly, I just felt tired. I felt alone. I felt like...
View ArticleHey Sleep-Deprived Mama, Take Yourself Out On a Date
If you’re a sleep-deprived mama that stays up late for no reason, I get you. No, really. I get you. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that at one point, someone has said to you: Okay, you’re...
View ArticleDon’t Let Me Forget Their Littleness
Here I sit, between them on my bed, the toddler on my left and the baby on my right. They’re fast asleep, peacefully dreaming of the things little ones dream about. If I listen closely, I can hear...
View ArticleWhat Does Your Husband Do?: The Secret Identity of the Expat Wife
Of all the questions a modern woman expects to be asked when meeting someone for the first time, “So, what does your husband do?” is not one that would’ve been on my radar. In fact, it would have...
View ArticleI Won’t Tell You That You’re a Good Mother
I’m not going to tell you that you’re a good mother. I won’t even tell you that you’re doing a good job. Because when I do, you’re going to think back to this morning when your toddler threw that...
View ArticleI Know We Just Met, But Wanna Be BFFs?: What the Expat Sisterhood Has Taught...
Making friends has historically been an area fraught with uncertainty for me. They say that you carry your childhood scars with you, and I, like many of us, had my fair share of playground exclusion,...
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