5 Things to Teach Children About Tolerance
If there is one hot button to set an Indonesian off, it would be religion. Intolerance From a Mother’s Point of View Yes, I know the above statement is …
Motherhood a Decade Later
It’s that time of the year when I get fairly sentimental. My son turned 10 today. Double-digit milestones! As he enters this new age, it means I’ve been someone’s …
Your Stories Matter
As our support group – Single Moms Indonesia – is growing rapidly, I hear more and more stories from members of their heartaches and pain. With 135 members spread across …
Motherhood and Helplessness
That look… I recognized that look. The agonizing pain in his eyes. I’ve seen it before. I first saw that look over five years ago. We were not returning …
Single Moms Indonesia: a Year Later
Over five years ago, when I plunged head-first into the deep and unknown sea of single motherhood, I had no one to talk to. I know no one who …
Confession of a Once Overbearing Mom
I was an overbearing mother. There, I said it. The once premature baby is no longer a helpless little baby who only weighed less than 3 pounds when we …
Saturdate – Fighting The Working Mom’s Guilt
“Would you like to see a movie or get a massage?” “Can we do both?” he flashed me his big puppy eyes, knowing it had worked its charms in the …
Happy Father’s Day
“What’s best for Alex?” “How can we move forward?” “I don’t know him M, so I can’t judge him.” *this is when I vented about Alex’s father, not about Alex* “I …
Walk Slower, Mommy
Monday was another crazy day. Million things to do at work…things to do for my family… Pressures made me feels like I was being pulled in different directions at once. …
Graduation & Co-Parenting Milestones
Two years ago… He held my hand tightly as we walked into the school. He was very shy. “I don’t want to go in there!” tears formed in his beautiful …