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Life and Times of the Fireflies

A Message to my Kids this Mother's Day

A Father’s Love

To the Indian Muslim Woman who said she's waiting before having children...

This Is Us…Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary

Travel Diary – Things We Did in Istanbul

All the things they say about travel is true. It does indeed leave you breathless and in awe of the world beyond the…

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Travel Diary – Destination Istanbul

It’s been a long time since I’ve last had any inclination  towards wanting to write and share anything in this space over here….

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Zaydaan’s Birthday Celebration with Split Second Science

Kids wait all year for their birthdays to roll in and look forward to a little bit of fussing and some sort of celebration to…

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Personal Style – A Family That Plaids Together, Stays Together

  For a long list of reasons, I always longed for a daughter. Among this long list of reasons – between longing for…

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Sweet 16, And What a Journey It Has Been

  I can hardly believe it’s been 16 years since you were born…since I first became a mom…since I held you in…

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5 Reasons Why I Love Being an Aunt Again After All These Years of Being a Mom

NAME : MOHAMMED QIRAAN LANGUAGE: ARABIC MEANING : UNITED/UNITY/TOGETHER I was an Aunt for a good six years before I became a mom, and in a…

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A Typical Mom On The Go OOTD for Autumn & Winter

Hear, hear – My favourite season of the year has arrived; and this year it actually looks and feels like a proper…

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Looking Back on Eid-Ul-Fitr 2018

  Eid has come and gone, and just over a week later it seems like we’re getting sucked back into the humdrum of our…

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My Baby is Turning 9, and I’m Freaking out Just a Little bit!

Hey Zee, I can’t believe you’re turning 9 today. Nine whole, frigging years! That’s nine years of me loving you, and nine years…

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Ramadan Reflections, Dealing With Grief, and Everything Else That’s Happening in our Life Lately

It’s been forever and a minute, hasn’t it – and for a change I can’t blame the rapid race against time for…

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{ WIN } With Elana Afrika Breedenkamp and Happy Event!

I can hardly believe it’s been almost a month since the arrival of our newest little member to the family! Welcoming a little one can…

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