by Taslim Jaffer | May 22, 2014 | Motherhood
My friend, Salima, grew up in a family of 4 girls. She says the best thing her parents did to foster a quality relationship with each of them was to take them on 1:1 dates. Activities were chosen based on the girls’ interests and a rotation schedule fell into...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 19, 2014 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
When people victimize themselves, it really bothers me. Like, really, really bothers me. I want to bang my head on the wall when people say things like they are the way they are because such and such happened to them 30 years ago. I am a big believer in making...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
ACK! Now that Heartmind Wisdom Collection 2 is published and my story is about to see the light of day, I’m feeling nervous, excited and vulnerable all at once. Though I’ve revealed bits and pieces on this blog, on stage and in other written works, this...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 14, 2014 | I Love Myself Campaign, Life Lessons
This post was originally published on April 27, 2012. I am re-posting it today because I’ve been thinking a lot about names again. I have three children with Arabic names that I thought were easy to pronounce, but clearly are not. Inaya (Ih-NAH-yah) becomes...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 12, 2014 | Life Lessons
I’m taking a break from cleaning up last night’s dishes to write this post; I can hear the baby sucking her thumb through the monitor which means she is either on the cusp of soothing herself deeper into sleep, or on the brink of stirring awake. Dishes can...
