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Navigating Christmas with my Little Muslim

Navigating Christmas with my Little Muslim

We grew up in the west, in Canada. From a very young age, we were surrounded by Christmas trees, eggnog, gifts and a whole ton of Panettone (Italian Christmas bread that my dad would bring home from his Italian boss).  Christmas time was slightly disheartening for me. Because we did not participate. I felt left out. We didn’t do a tree, or presents, or take a picture with Santa, or get matching PJs. What we did do was we gave gifts to our celebrating friends. My father had this cute thing he used to do where he would set out…

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Monthly Digest

Facets of November 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

Facets of November 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

Ever since I turned 30, November has become this sort of looming cloud of confusion.  I was always a birthday freak. I loved celebrating my birthday! Heck, I always thought that my birthday should be a national holiday.  That’s the type of girl I was. Fast forward to now, I crave something more than cake and presents. This month I explored what genuinely celebrating me could feel like… Of Momming I have a full fledged little person.  Not to be confused with a child. Because a child would require some level of momming.  No. This kid is an adult on…

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REAL TALK

Bullying in Kindergarten – Helping your Child Navigate

Bullying in Kindergarten – Helping your Child Navigate

It really does start early.  Doesn’t it? I figured this would have been a concept I would need to bring up much later.  But I guess I am a little late to the party.My mom had gone to pick up Azu from school yesterday and he didn’t seem like his usual talkative self so she probed him about his day. When I got home, he came to me and said, “Today was not a good day.”  When I asked why, I wasn’t expecting what I heard next.  You see, Azu is a friendly, happy kid who plays with everyone on…

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Monthly Digest

Facets of August 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

Facets of August 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

What an eventful month it has been.  With Eid ul Adha springing up out of nowhere, to the extra time I was given to spend with my son, to the uphill battle of real sadness, and the joy of making pure and simple advances in self care, I can honestly say August has been a rollercoaster of real emotions.  But that’s okay. I welcome it all. This is a huge change for me. I have really started to come into my own lately. Which is a relief, because not feeling comfortable in my own skin was becoming comfortable – how…

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MOTHERHOOD

Junior Kindergarten Prep – 5 Simple Steps to be JK ready!

Junior Kindergarten Prep – 5 Simple Steps to be JK ready!

This is a first. Another facet of my life is going to begin next week.  I am going to send my one and only child, my baby bear, my babacakes, to school. Junior Kindergarten is his first foray into a structured learning environment.  He knows not what he’s in for. Junior Kindergarten will have it’s unique challenges. He’s been taken care of by his grandmother, so it’s going to be very new to him. Having said that, I have literally been prepping for the first day of school for the last 6 months. We have really hammered it home that…

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