It is beyond scary for me to even ask this question to myself much less out loud. After a lifetime of supporting all things “women’s rights”, working full time in a career path my entire adult life, I am questioning whether I made a huge mistake. After 11 years of...
Motherhood is a gift and no one could ever take that gift away from you. Before the time of conception, you are being prepared to become the perfect mother to your beloved. Your entire being has been designed to become fit as a mom. As soon as the baby is...
Single parents are becoming a new norm. And that single parent is overwhelmingly a mother with a job. Single parenthood is a result of urbanization. Over the years the media has portrayed the single parent household as one of great hardship, both psychologically and financially, and as often times being...
Brassieres are female undergarments that support the breast. They are typically form-fitting and designed for a specific purpose. Nursing bras for example, are worn to make it easier for mothers to breastfeed, and they do so without having to remove the bra, which also avoids breasts sagging. Breastfeeding is an...
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. -W.R. Wallace I first sat down to write this article intending it to be about the history of Mother’s Day, thinking there must be some deeper historical meaning, beyond an annual trip to Hallmark or call to...
First U.S. Mother’s Day Was Born Out of Heartsick Regret I went through most of my life without suspecting any controversy about Mother’s Day. Other than Woody Allen, I didn’t know of anybody who didn’t love his mother. It’s the fifth commandment for Protestants, and the fourth for Catholics, to...
Today is not Father's Day, or Parents' Day, either. It's just a regular day. But I really want to take the time to recognize everything you do for our children. It was clear from the start, when our first child was just a zygote, that you would be my wingman...
How do you express your heartfelt gratitude to your mother on Mother’s Day? You will buy her a gift, take her out for a nice meal and spend the day with her, won’t you? These are definitely very thoughtful acts and will get your mom all excited the whole day...
Relax. Take a deep breath. I wish I could tell this to myself. I wish I could remember to tell this to myself every now and then. They say parenting is not easy. I would say it is very tough. I had never felt too grown up ever. I was...
Many moms at home with their children have admitted to me that, occasionally, they feel trapped. They love their children, yes. And they know how blessed they are to be home with them. But, they can’t help but wonder… What about ME? I do remember feeling that way too. Before...
Mothers are a blessing to global societies. This is true because they offer tremendous services to the numerous households that ensure the development of the entire society. In the domestic home, the roles performed by mothers soothe the pain of every member of the family and cushions them to contain...
"The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children." – Elaine Heffner My Mom passed away two years ago but I got thinking the other day about all the important life lessons she taught me over the years – in her own weird, wonderful and highly...
The Scene: Your baby won’t go to sleep and won’t let you sit down; you stand, bouncing your child in your arms from 11 PM until morning (or somewhere in between). You think (do you dare?): if this demon baby doesn’t stop crying (go to sleep, calm down, leave me...
There are pros and cons to both sides of this argument. With the private arrangement, you will first of all need to find your surrogate mother. This is usually much easier done through an agency, as all surrogate mothers to be will have been screened and will have gone through...
Surrogacy itself calls up a lot of moral and ethical concerns, mostly because of the money that is involved. Also the fact that a childless couple are asking, sometimes, a complete stranger to become pregnant for them and then give them the child after the birth. Depending on the infertility...
There are many exciting and glamorous professions in the world but none as marginalized, trivialized and taken for granted as that of motherhood. At its very root the label of mother is often underestimated and even associated to that of a mere caretaker. However this underestimated, and potentially unflattering, description...
As a new mother, do you feel snowed under with life changes that come with a new baby? I vividly remember this difficult time. Before we had out first child, I was on the management staff of a local treatment center. It was an office filled with a lot going...
Many of our beliefs are created as a result of what we were taught as children. We learned from our parents, teachers and experiences what we should believe and some of these beliefs are so deeply seeded within us, that we are not aware of their existence. Remember as a child being told to believe in...
As much as a healthy diet is highly recommended during pregnancy, it is also very important after the baby is born. This is to help replenish what was lost to the benefit of the baby. Also, it will help with recovery from the stress of carrying a baby for a...
Her-story begins in Greek myth and lore during its golden days. This was the time as the story tells the great titan Cronus and his wife Rhea rule the universe. Their union birthed into the inhabitants of Mt. Olympus and therefore she is referred to as the mother of all...
