Motherhood

Reflections of a Third Time & Covid Child Mom

Since September began and both my school-going girls snuggled into a routine of getting up-breakfast-school-home-eat-homework-sleep-school (The constant go-go-go life is another topic of its own), I found myself sliding back into my role as a mom who needed to plan out activities all week long to keep my toddler occupied. I've been here before, granted… Continue reading Reflections of a Third Time & Covid Child Mom

Motherhood

Trapped in Motherhood Inadequacy

The other day I was in tears because I felt an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy as a mom. I'm not sure what triggered the feeling, it's definitely hard for me to pinpoint my feelings sometimes. But it made me doubt myself, and my parenting. This is not the first time I've felt this way, let's… Continue reading Trapped in Motherhood Inadequacy

Motherhood, Party Planning

6 Thoughts on Birthday Planning

It's no surprise that planning your child's birthday entails careful planning, thought and execution. Not an easy game to play, but we ready up each year trying to figure out how best to make our child's birthday dreams come true. Okay, maybe some of our own dreams too. When planning out my kids' birthday parties,… Continue reading 6 Thoughts on Birthday Planning

Motherhood, Raising Muslim Kids

Why I Removed Photos of My Children From My Public Social Media

If you follow me on instagram, then you may have seen changes to my grid...a lot fewer photos, because I removed quite a bit of photos of my kids. I also deactivated my blog for a while, so that I could revise and edit out the photos of my children. Why the sudden change? Well,… Continue reading Why I Removed Photos of My Children From My Public Social Media