I’ve brainwashed my almost three year old daughter into believing that all kids her age love ethnic food. I mean, it’s not really a lie. Vietnamese kids like Vietnamese food. Mexican kids like Mexican food. I don’t know why the average American kid eats like he’s...
I’ve always known who I was; I just didn’t always know the role genetics would play in it all. To say the concept of identity has been a layered one for me would be a huge understatement, but not in the way you probably believe. You see, I’m adopted. I’m also...
It is the wee hours of December 28. My children are still asleep, and the husband too. I sit in dark silence writing, the room lit only by my Christmas tree. My gaze moves across the room to the window. The still and dark of winter is pierced with a single row of...
As part of our new content series, we will be posting stories from mamas making their mark on the world in “Werk It Wednesday.” We all know that balancing work and family life is super challenging, so parents across the globe are getting creative, thinking...
The passing of time feels so different with the second baby. Becoming a mother for the first time was life altering. Time slowed as we navigated uncharted waters, together. Every stage of the journey held the intensity of unfamiliarity and the exhilaration of...
