Celebrating Me. Celebrating You.
We open the package together, her small fingers pulling impatiently at the packaging, then gently stroking the colorful cover of Purple Leave, Red Cherries by Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman. “Do you want to read my new book with me?” I ask her. “Oh Mommy,” she giggles. “It’s my book; your books aren’t this pretty.” [...]
Before I became a mother, I watched the way my niece was parented, and I told myself that I would learn from my brother and his wife’s ‘mistakes,’ not repeat them, and emulate what they did right. My child would be sleeping in his/her own bed when we decided it was time. My child would [...]
Olivia was a snugly baby who enjoyed any opportunity to take a nap on her daddy’s chest. As a toddler she became more uncomfortable with hugs and kisses. By then snuggling just wasn’t her thing. “Say good-bye to Auntie, Olivia,” we’d say. She would politely walk up, lean in, and as her aunt (or whoever) [...]
Dear Jacob Francesco, “4 lbs 7 oz” The numbers they wrote on the index card on your incubator in the NICU belied your strength. From the moment you were conceived you proved over and over again how determined you were to be here, to beat your own drum, to sing your own song. You sat [...]
Last night while reading about Peter Rabbit with my daughter, she said of Mr. McGregor, “Mommy, I can’t see his face.” My daughter is about to turn three. Always paying close attention to what others around her are feeling, this is how she identifies emotions right now. Even though I was reading the words about [...]
You, my special boy, have always been enough for me. You are the one I can write the most about and yet you are also the one who leaves me with my pen hanging mid air over my paper, unable to find the exact words that fit. The first time you left me speechless like [...]
They say “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” When it comes to art, beauty is very subjective. What is viewed as priceless to one can make another gaze with a tilted head muttering “I don’t get it.” I recently used these words to describe a little bit about my son: “When this joyous [...]
From across the living room I watch him sitting by the coffee table. He’s quiet, and totally intent on what he’s doing. It’s a puzzle – a typical childhood game – but it’s anything but typical for him. My son (now three) has never been one to sit still, not from the day he was [...]
Francine tucks down and leans forward over the handle bars as she coasts, soaring down the sidewalk on her bike at top speed (almost heart-attack speed for mommy). Olivia walks behind me whispering songs to herself, keeping her own unrushed pace. Francine jumps off the side of the pool unconcerned if my arms are there [...]
“Mamma, can I wear make-up today?” “Mamma, can you paint my nails with nail polish today?” I have been hearing these questions a LOT from my almost-seven-year-old daughter lately. And, on their own, they are just part of the endless stream of questions asked all day long. I should clarify…..I do not let my [...]
Imagine feeling taller. Imagine feeling stronger from the inside out. Imagine knowing and BELIEVING that you are strong. Just.Be.Enough.
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