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 7, 2014 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
The early mornings sometimes remind me of the huge gulf that exists between the ‘me’ of today and the ‘me’ of 6 years ago; lately I’ve been taking trips back in time to when meeting a new day was a struggle, emotionally and sometimes...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 1, 2014 | Books
A behind-the-scenes look at the ‘making’ of Dr. Wayne Dyer, internationally-acclaimed speaker, writer and teacher, this memoir is one beautifully told story after another. At the end of each vignette is a carefully drawn-out, enlightening analysis of how...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 10, 2014 | Books
I haven’t been reading as much as I’d like to be. When I have time in which I am not tending to the kids or the house, I jump at the chance to write. And when I’m reading, it’s usually writing-related material. But I miss the feel of a great...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 12, 2013 | Motherhood
I got a phone call that sent me to my own new height of anxiety. I told you the story of my pregnancy here: how I learned I was pregnant again this Spring after having miscarried last year. The moment of confirmation (i.e. standing in our bathroom, gaping at a stick...
