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World Mom: Kyla P’an of Portugal
In addition to WMN Founder, Jennifer Burden, many of our Senior Editors have been with World Moms since almost its inception. Our Managing Editor, Kyla P’an was among our first World Moms. She joined in 2011. Here’s her story and what makes her a World Mom: Where do...
To All Moms: You Don’t Know a Thing! PS, I Love You
Alas! I'd just had yet another row with my 14-year-old, and the closing banter, as always was, "You don’t know a thing! I hate you Mom!". Feeling drained out, wretched, and eager to make things normal, all at the same time, I heard the loud thud of the door closing....
Kyle Rittenhouse: Was The Verdict Fair?
In August 2020, a 29-year-old African-American man named Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This incident resulted in Jacob being paralyzed from the waist down. On August 25, 2020, during the protests that followed,...
Parental Burnout: Getting Help to Get better
“I can’t do it anymore!” I said it. It was not easy but I needed to let emotions go and tell the truth. I didn’t know it but I had hit parental burnout. It did not come out of nowhere but I had kept the situation at a distance for some time. I did not want to show my...
Parenting Don’ts: Advice to My Future Self
I had the privilege to be born in Bahrain and imbibe the various cultures around me. Raised in a nuclear family, my parents tried to give my sister and me everything that a big, joint Indian family would provide for a proper balanced upbringing. That was a lot of...
Love Thy Neighbor
Amazon Prime released a series called "Them". It is set in the 1950's, and it tells the story of a Black family that moves into an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. Watching this show reminds me of the fact that my parents were the second Black family on our...
Sometimes the Weeds Are a Good Place to Be
Life in the Weeds When I was a new mother and both of my kids were “littles” (under the age of 5), I spent a lot of time chasing them around, picking up after them and carting them to copious kiddie activities. My mother-in-law liked to refer to that phase of...
Diwali: Celebrating the Spirit of Light and Love
So, whatever you do on this Diwali day, enjoy the light in your heart, the love in the air, and peace in the universe.
World Mom: Kirsten Doyle of Canada
Hi World Moms! We run a series titled "Meet A World Mom" to showcase our contributors from different parts of the world to share about who they are and what's happening in their lives. We thought of featuring Kirsten Doyle today for her 11th year anniversary of...
Parents Demand Action at Upcoming Global Climate Talks in Glasgow
The irony is not lost on me as I write this post going on almost 48hrs without power. 90,000 other Rhode Islanders lost power as well in the most recent Nor'easter to blow through. Storms and power outages are becoming more frequent and more severe. The climate crisis...
Child Marriage And HIV: How COVID-19 Is Hindering Progress
Last month, my county had its 32nd Annual AIDS Walk to pay tribute to those who we have lost, and to support those who are living with HIV/AIDS. Whenever I receive an invitation to this event, I remember a news story I did a decade ago about how child marriage and HIV...
Raising Healthy Kids – the Myth Busters
We all have BEEN THERE, DONE THAT! Rolled our eyes at other kids’ snack boxes filled with French fries, glared at kids settling down with a bag of chips in front of their TV, though there was no hope for the Mom who let her kids pick up the candies near the billing...
Being An Indian Daughter – The Dark Side
In India, when a girl is born, her parents start saving up. Buying gold, opening fixed deposit accounts, you name it. You'll now be thinking, "That's wonderful! Such loving parents ❤". Well, think again. Here's a clue - this is NOT her college fund. They are saving...
Raising Kids in Abu Dhabi: Adolescent Boredom and Expanded World Views?
“Abu Dhabi is a great place to raise kids,” said the repair guy in our New York apartment building, about a month before we shlepped ourselves and our two kids halfway around the world. “My brother and his family love it there,” he added. His words surprised me....
5 Reasons Moms Make Great Advocates
As the world struggles with the pandemic and increasing political division, it is more apparent than ever that government policies - local and global - greatly affect the fates of our families. Many moms have awakened to this reality and are trying to be strong...
A Writer’s Plight: Get Writing!
“SOMETHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING BADLY” The Plight of Perfectionism Yes, you read that right: "Something WORTH doing is worth doing BADLY." When I first read that sentence in an email from one of my mentors, I thought that he had made a typo. Surely anything...
Fatigue: The Invisible Symptom of Covid-19
Fatigue. Sure, we all feel it now and again. But recently, I seem to encounter this word more than usual. It pops up on my Instagram feed and lingers in the air from overheard conversations at work. A few weeks ago, Singapore was even cited in an article as...
The Gift of Finding Yourself
“Sometimes you need a good challenge. Sometimes you need a great escape. Sometimes you need both.” The Joy of Planning a Trip Have you ever found, or perhaps re-found, yourself in travel? A few years ago, during an intense gym session in Krakow, Poland, my friend...
A Forever Friend Brought Me Out Of The Pandemic
I was on the road for my family’s much anticipated summer vacation when I received a text from my friend Amy, whom I had not seen in over a decade. She saw my post on social media about my destination, which is where she now lived, and asked if we could get together....
Sustainable Development Goal #3: Let’s Keep HUMANITY Alive
I underwent breast surgery last Monday and, as a mother of four, aged 12 to 2, I was terrified. Terrified not to be able to make it, terrified to be left with terrible injuries, terrified of being left with a disability. This terror was because I live in one of the...
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