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Identity: A Geographical Perspective
"Where are you from?" "What is your ethnicity?" Do you ever get asked questions about your identity? How about me? Could you guess my ethnic background or identity? In fact, you could put your answer in the comment section and see if you aren't alone! There is going...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu – A Man Who Changed The World
Many years ago, when I was still living in South Africa, I was on the organizing committee for a national conference at which Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the keynote speaker. There were about ten of us on the committee, and we were all unspeakably excited at the...
10 Ways To Observe Human Rights Day
Each year on December 10, people all around the world celebrate Human Rights Day. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption on 10 December 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global statement of...
COVID and Crayons
When I was a little girl, I loved coloring books and could spend hours with my crayons, meticulously coloring between the lines. It didn´t require much thinking. The assignment was clear and I got the job done. If I simply stayed within those lines, all turned out...
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...
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