Extended family
As I wrote my earlier post about parenting a preteen, I realized only afterwards I missed giving credit to someone very important. Saying I did all of the single parenting by myself when Jamila was younger would not be a fair view of it. Because when Jamila was a baby, a very significant person stepped…
Burning Bridges
Isn’t funny when a lot of those people who say ”you shouldn’t care about what other people think”, often are the same who have a lot to say, or just thinking/judging about your own life anyway. A lot of those people are those I hold close in my heart and I know they carry good…
Parenting a preteen
Having a kid that is soon enough reaching her teenage years both excites and freaks me out a bit. I believe the hardest years might be to come… This feels like the crucial stage where I want to make sure I keep a healthy and secure relationship with her. Where she knows she can always…