Scary Coconuts
A few days ago I went grocery shopping, and when I reached the ‘fresh produce’ section I found lovely small coconuts on display, I approached the stand and the sight of them took me years back to a...
View ArticleClaiming Back Childhood
I’m in love with this ad by GoRVing.ca , it touches me as a parent, because I believe, today’s children lack the one basic thing that should label them as children: their own space. Parents, myself...
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On Becoming a Canadian Citizen
As many of you already know, we landed in Canada a few years ago. I remember the very first steps I took in Toronto Pearson International Airport. They were shaky, unsteady steps, driven by curiosity,...
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Eight Years Apart
A year ago, in December, as many of you already know, I was blessed with the addition of my sweet baby boy: Arkan. And as many of you also know, he’s my second child, my first being my awesome son...
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Off To The Movies With Your Baby
A few weeks ago, and while watching a TV show about parenting on a German channel, I was taken by a scene shot in a cinema full of parents with their teeny tiny little bundles of joy. After a bit of...
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Back to School Ecstasy
Today was the first day of school in my area, and boy don’t we just love these back-to-school days with all the hustle and bustle they bring us! Traffic jams, crowded sidewalks, delightful school...
View ArticleMom, Are You A Vegetarian?
Adam: Mama, are you a Vegetarian? Me: No habibi. You know I eat meat… sometimes. Adam: I also know you’d pick Falafel over Shawarma any time. You also prefer veggie burgers not chicken/beef burgers…...
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On Sports and My New Obsession With Cardio Kickboxing
First, allow me to quickly introduce you to the sporty side of me, just in case you don’t know me in person, or you’d just met me. I hate going to the gym. I admire every person who goes there, I...
View Article“يوم لك ويوم عليك”
وأخيراً انتهت سنة 2017 ، أسوأ سنوات حياتي على الإطلاق. سنة كانت أشبه بكابوس، جعلتني أعيد التفكير في كل جوانب حياتي. فيها تعلّمت المعنى الحقيقي للإرادة والإصرار، فيها عرفت معادن الناس من حولي (للأسف...
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Arkan, Our Brave Warrior
Three years ago we were blessed with the birth of our long-awaited second child; our handsome, smart and very charismatic baby boy Arkan. As expected, having an eight year age gap between him and his...
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