Within the first week of Bea’s life, I started thinking about children in orphanages. Every time I nursed her at night, so every two hours, I thought, “Who is picking up those children? Who is answering their cries every two hours?” Of course I’d thought about … [Read more...] about Tender Age
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What It’s Like to Teach in…Finland
It feels like every other day there's a new clickbait or study or article about how Finland is the happiest country on earth. I mean, I think we all get it by now. Finland is doing something right. We can probably extrapolate that it has to do with universal healthcare, a certain … [Read more...] about What It’s Like to Teach in…Finland
Childfree by Choice
I was trying to think of why I wanted to feature this topic. After all, I have two children whom I love very much. I am not childless by choice. I remember a while ago my friend said about motherhood, “It’s fun, but be prepared to do something for other people from the moment … [Read more...] about Childfree by Choice
What I Learned from Oprah
If you are my good friend, then you know that I have an unapologetic, unironic, deep, deep love of Oprah and the Oprah Winfrey Show. I watched Oprah from the time I was really young until its very last season. She carried me through many years, hard times, good times. I learned … [Read more...] about What I Learned from Oprah