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Single mums in lockdown: my 5 tricks to make it bearable

Let me guess: how many sentences have you read in the past few weeks which contained the words lockdown, confinement, quarantine or social distance? 15? 80? 200? I will spill the tea: this post, which I hope you are about…

Happy 5th birthday, my love

Dear Naím, A few weeks ago, I began putting together a list of all the questions and remarks you make, all those adages of yours that ooze so much wit and raw innocence. You may be pleased to hear…

My breastfeeding journey: soaking up all the love

-“Do you still breastfeed her?” This was a child-less me in a state of concealed bewilderment when my friends’ two-year-old toddler, as eloquently as she could, demanded her boobie fix from her mum. -“Mum…

Happy 4th birthday, my love

My dear Naím, I began drafting this post on the eve of your fourth birthday. Since then, my sole attempts to continue writing were intermittent and sporadic, slightly chaotic, similar to the routine I live, we live in. Because…

No country for single mothers

Motherhood, aside from allowing me to experience love in its purest and most unconditional form, has also showed me that devotion and frustration can go hand in hand. I fully bought into that story  that juggling motherhood, work and life…