They say you have two lives and the second one starts when you realize you have just one. In 2013, I embarked on the journey of writing poems about the joys and struggles of being a new mom. Rhyming words became my solace, my therapy in the whirlwind of diapers and sleepless nights. Many loved my writing but despite their encouragement to publish my thoughts, the idea filled me with doubt. Who would want to read the musings of a sleep-deprived mother? Then, in 2022, I hit rock bottom when life dealt a devastating blow. My cardiologist’s words hung heavy – a second open-heart surgery. Suddenly ..read more

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I know a mother with young children, tirelessly tending to their everyday need and navigating the challenges of early parenthood. She experiences sleepless nights, endless diaper changes, and the constant juggling act of nurturing and keeping her little ones safe. I know a mother with school-aged children, who embraces the daily chaos of coordinating schedules, helping with school work, and cheering on her kids at their various activities. She balances her own aspirations and dreams with the demands of parenthood. I know a mother with teenagers, navigating the turbulent waters of adolescence ..read more

Picture by Pexels Amidst cherry blooms, Petals softly kiss the ground, Spring’s fleeting beauty ..read more

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I wish to raise best friends Those who will see each other through thick and thin Those who won’t shy behind “what should be” and “how it should be” But just be themselves in each other’s company Those who will laugh at their parents’ expense Bond over the same blood flowing in their veins Can Talk about their dysfunctional family for hours And will be on each other’s speed dials The ones that will go through life together And will be each other’s unabashed critics and loudest cheerleaders With whom conversations about crushes and heart breaks will come easy And so will, in abundance, leg pul ..read more

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These days I find myself ogling my kids’ babyhood pictures and videos a lot more. My mommy heart aches albeit with a bit of a relief to realize that I no longer am a mother of infants.  The tiresome days of diapers and daycares, which at that moment felt like an eternity have passed me by.  The “two (babies) under 5 (years)” days that bled into nights and nights that turned me into a zombie have vanished too.  My kids have grown up and with them my motherhood has grown too.  I pick them up more clumsily and with a lot more effort now although they still like to cuddle ..read more