by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 16, 2014 | Motherhood
Today my third baby, Alyzeh Nasim, turns 1. A whole year has gone by since the midwife placed her, wet and warm, on my chest. A whole year has gone by since my family was finally made complete. And I am still not sure how this miracle happened when I had told myself I...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 11, 2014 | Motherhood
The baby still wakes up twice a night. I’m sure she doesn’t need a feed, she just loves me so much she can’t do without me for an entire night. At 4 am I went in for the second time, and for some reason I could hear my thoughts as if I was another...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 10, 2014 | Motherhood
Last week, I read a post by Jamie Dunlop Khau called My Three Gifts To My Daughters This Christmas that stopped me in my tracks. Her first gift – the gift of presence – made me think, it made me cry and in the end, it inspired something that I really hope...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 24, 2014 | Motherhood
One sweltering hot afternoon this past summer, as the kids were playing in the backyard, I heard, through the open window, my 7 year old daughter say to my 4 year old boy: “Uh, I don’t think you’re supposed to be doing that.” Oh God, what now?,...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 23, 2014 | Motherhood
So, I haven’t put that jean skirt back on. I know living in the Lower Mainland of B.C. I don’t have much to complain about, especially weather-wise. But another week went by and it was too cold for me to even consider that skirt. Or any other skirt, for...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 14, 2014 | Motherhood
It’s been another week in the life of me attempting to ‘dress up’, although I’m figuring out that most people don’t consider leggings actually dressing up. They must be a step above yoga pants, though, right? Jeans are like the ultimate...
