Now that the world is opening up and more of us are vaccinated, we are all eager to plan our next fun outing or trip. We have been in the house for over a year. And if you have what many are calling "covid babies" - children who have spent the majority of their life in the house without seeing others - you are eager to let them experience the world. One of my closest friends has been pretty deep quarantined for almost a year and a half because her parents and in-laws help them with the kids. ...
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How We Changed Our Childrens’ Bedtime Routine to Get Our Evenings Back
We knew that bedtime had gotten out of control when we began to dread it. We had lost control of bedtime and the kids were pushing the limits in all directions. They stalled. They wanted a piece of fruit, to be tucked in another time, another book to be read, or wanted more water. It was always something and it created evenings where us adults had zero alone time. We used to have utmost control over bedtime. The kids would both be asleep by 8:00 pm. But during the pandemic, 7:30 slipped to ...
We Love Waffles + Mochi!
Waffles + Mochi on Netflix is the best new show for preeschoolers around! Waffles and Mochi are puppets who work in a supermarket and travel around the world searching to understand common kitchen ingredients. This show is funny, witty, diverse and engaging - for kids and adults alike. Neutral Ground, a production company founded by Former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama, produced the series. Michelle is featured in the show, along with other well known stars from the food ...
Hello There!
Hello there! Yes, I am still here. I know that it has been some time. It honestly has been a tough and insanely busy past few months, but also an amazing and beautiful time for our family. Juggling work, the kids, keeping food on the table, spending time with my husband and my own mental health has been all consuming. Something that has been exciting and wonderful news for me is that I started a new role at my job in January. It has taken everyone in our family some time to get adjusted ...
Hero of the Pandemic
My husband, Lateef, is my hero of the pandemic. Our family’s hero of the pandemic. I know it sounds corny, but a close friend of mine started referring to him as that whenever I mentioned something he did while we were all home sick with COVID. "Lateef, the true hero of the pandemic," she would say. It is hard for me to put into words how thankful I am for the way that Lateef took care of me and our children over the past few months. It was all the little things he did. He has been more than ...
What Can We as Black Mothers Do in the Face of Racial Injustice?
Friday afternoon I walked into the bedroom and my husband was wiping tears from his eyes after watching the video of George Floyd being murdered by the police. “I can’t concentrate on anything,” he said. We both spent most of Friday teary-eyed on and off and feeling like this is all just too much. Yesterday morning I woke up and texted three of my close black and brown friends - “We are all mothers of black boys. What are WE going to do??” What are we going to do in the face of all of this ...