The Dichotomy of Letting your Children Soar

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The Dichotomy of Letting your Children Soar

was driving at night on the road from Waco to Houston, ready to cry. A Texan journey back home that was too straight and dark, not to mention boring. No curves or mountains to make it a bit more entertaining, or at least more like the ones I used to drive in Mexico. I had just experienced a moment I never thought would happen to me and one that had been looming over me for several years. I had dropped off my daughter at college.

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How to Reclaim Your Space Without Guilt

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How to Reclaim Your Space Without Guilt

In times of change, it is crucial for me to pay attention to not neglect the routines that make me feel good because if I prioritize them at the bottom of my list, it immediately impacts my physical and mental health. To respect those routines, I know I have to reclaim my space, and in these schedule-less months, it's quite a challenge. Over the years, I have become more assertive in seeking and finding those moments, but do they really give me what I need?

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Yes! Parents Are Still The Number One Influence On Their Kids.

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Yes! Parents Are Still The Number One Influence On Their Kids.

I always wonder if my kids are really listening when we engage in conversations about significant topics. Are they truly getting what I’m trying to tell them? Am I paying enough attention and listening to what they have to say as well?

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2020: Radical Honesty for a Radical Year

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2020: Radical Honesty for a Radical Year

Living in a polarized country, cornered by a pandemic has led me to have conversations with my children that I never thought I would have at their young ages. Topics like abortion, racism, misogyny, respect, the electoral college, science, death, the structure of the American government, the use of a mask, and the good of humanity are incredibly complex conversations that happen daily in my house this year 2020.

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The Challenges of Parenting in times of a Pandemic

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The Challenges of Parenting in times of a Pandemic

My dining room is now a classroom. My phone screen transports me to fitness studios and ballet classes. My family gatherings now happen on my laptop. My kitchen has transformed into an industrial dining room where customers eat all day. My day is saturated with an absurd number of messages, memes, informative videos of dubious origin and jokes, for which I feel immensely grateful. And something as simple as going to the supermarket has become a titanic feat of survival where my only armor is a face mask and a pair of gloves.

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