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  • Embrace all the shit

    Mornings at our house? Pure chaos. It’s 5 a.m., and D is fussing in bed. I go in to cover him with his blanket, pat his back, and hope he drifts back to sleep. Then A starts crying because he wants a hug (at 515am?!?!) H comes running over, claiming he had a bad dream…

  • Embrace the Legacy of Love

    My grandparents are the reason I am who I am. My paternal grandfather taught me to be kind. My maternal grandfather taught me to be optimistic. My paternal grandmother taught me to love. My maternal grandmother taught me to be patient. Even my husband’s grandparents taught me many lessons. My husband’s paternal grandmother taught me…

  • Embrace the cheerleader

    One day H came running to me, crying, screaming something about V. I paused and let him gather himself, and asked him what happened. H said, ‘V told me that this drawing is ugly!’ Poor kid, he had spent over 15 minutes, which is a LONG time for a 4 year old, trying to draw…

  • Embrace the Moment

    You’ll often hear people say, ‘Savor every moment. You’ll miss these days.’ It’s well-intentioned advice, really meant to encourage gratitude and presence in the midst of our venting sessions. But when you’re in the thick of parenting, while running on fumes, juggling endless tasks, and barely holding it all together, those words can feel more…

  • Embrace the Mangoes!

    I am ready to give up my life for my kids, do anything for those little sweet terrors, except they know one thing: DO NOT EAT MAMA’S MANGOES! The poor kids watch as they eat their measly strawberries or apples, while I slurp up the juices off my mango peels. Beady little eyes watching me…

  • Embrace the Different Rooms

    I once read that every stage of motherhood and childhood is like a different room. Newborn, early toddler, late toddler, grade school, etc. We essentially have four different rooms at our home at all times that we have to keep checking in on. As beautiful of an idea as that is, it also requires my…

  • Embrace the Hard Work

    One day while the kids were eating a snack, the eldest, V, looks at me and asks, “Mama is it a lot of work being a parent?” I stopped eating my mango, and laughed. “Yes, it is a lot of work but it’s the best work ever,” I said to him. He smiled and continued…

  • Embrace the Unfiltered Lens

    While making this blog in the last few weeks, I found an essay in my drive that I wrote for myself in 2021. I thought I should include this here to share. It is from a very different time, in the midst of the pandemic, but I think still applies to our world today. Here…

  • Embrace your inner child

    There are so many amazing parenting books, courses, and advisors out there compiling many useful techniques. As we all are inundated with so much information, it really is important to remember that we are all trying our best in raising these little humans to the best of our ability. Our generation, as well as all…

  • Embrace the transition

    So you have a new baby in your hands, and you are expected to now take care of a little human being also while healing and taking care of yourself. When your baby is born, so are you-in your new role as a parent. The term “Matrescence” has been coined to describe a woman going…