“But, Joette! There are over 6,000 homeopathic remedies! I can’t remember all of them!”
Well, of course. (more…)
“Whatever.”
“I don’t want to.”
“I don’t care.”
Sometimes, we women catch ourselves saying these things more and more often.
It may seem like a big part of us is missing. (more…)
“There is nothing worse than a screaming baby on a plane!” I’m willing to bet many people say that because they feel the baby is interrupting their peaceful flight, right? (more…)
Cecelia was so excited for the birth of her first child.
She had painstakingly renovated a spare room for her baby’s nursery with soft, springtime colors of pale greens and soothing blues. In Cecelia’s daydreams, however, she didn't envision her child sleeping alone there but rather, right next to Cecelia and her husband in a crib next to their bed. (more…)
At first, her parents thought it was cute but soon enough, it wasn’t cute anymore; in fact, it became downright frightening. (more…)
“I do not fear death. I have lived a very satisfying life.” – Dr. Prasanta Banerji (more…)
Happy Mother’s Day!
I was planning to write about the meaning of motherhood, but when faced with an empty page and a keyboard, This is what I think we can all agree upon:
We are the lionesses of our families. The guardians at the gate. The protectors, the teachers, the nurturers, the healers.
We are mothers. (more…)