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Thinking about IVF on Mother’s Day

It is Egyptian mother’s day, and it always makes me think of motherless children and childless mothers. Such a holiday (

Four Things My Kid Said About Me

Last night, my kid asked me to say three things that describe her, and we decided I would say three good things (I said four)

Sharing the Joy of “Work” with My Child

A couple of days ago, I had one of those days of meetings one after another… almost non-stop. My days are longer than mo

Pandemic Perspective and Tragic Optimism

Yesterday, in a talk by the wonderful Mays Imad on healing, hope and recovery, and I was inspired by several things. The one I

Beauty Where No One Expects It

My daughter teaches and inspires me every day. I noticed that she writes on the drawstrings of her school uniform – she

Experiment: Journaling Delights

I’ve written before about how my daughter and I have been discussing our gratitude every night, and how oral gratitude j

COVID Chronicle: Optimism, Anger, Virtue, Gratitude & Exhaustion

I now realize I’ve been using “COVID brain” or “pandemic brain” wrong. For the past year or so,

From Image to Cupcake

So we are at a birthday party for my kid’s BFF, and the cupcakes came out, and my kid says “I made these!” I

Tiny Tale of Motherhood in 100 words

I dreamt of you before you were born. I wished for you before you were conceived.  I loved you before you even existed. I fel

Our COVID-19 Affective Card Game

This is more of a parenting post, because I want to remember this thing my kid and I invented during the pandemic. We got kind