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The Wishes We Carry For Our Grandchildren
When you become a grandparent, something profound happens. Your heart begins living outside your body. It walks around in tiny shoes. Calls you by special names – Opa and Nima. Asks impossible questions. Laughs with abandon. Falls asleep on your chest. And suddenly, the future matters in an entirely different…
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Musings from Nairobi
Today the matatus and Ubers are on strike in Nairobi. Which means people cannot get to work. Children are home because schools are closed. Meetings are cancelled. Roads feel strangely quiet. And thousands of ordinary families are adjusting their entire day around the rising cost of fuel. It is astonishing…
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What Motherhood has Taught Me
As I watch Shayne and Sabrina parent their own children, I often find myself drifting back in time. Back to when Nagib and I were raising them. And even further back – to how we ourselves were parented. And what strikes me most is this.Everything has changed. And some things…