I am not alone

I am not alone

Here is my story; I got married in February 2020, right before Covid-19, thank God. We were newlyweds; new home, new life during quarantine, which was amazing. We weren’t really planning on having a baby straight after marriage, but we were not really careful either....
Motherhood is a dilemma

Motherhood is a dilemma

I have two sons. When the first one was born, I understood that from now on life would never be the same. All the love and affection shown to me while I was pregnant was now focused only on my son; I was pushed in a corner, and on top of that I was given a huge...
A Mother’s Journey with Autism

A Mother’s Journey with Autism

“That’s a shame”. “Was there not a test you could have done while pregnant?”. “He doesn’t talk because you speak two languages to him, you’re confusing him”. “He doesn’t look autistic”. These are just some of the negative reactions we experience when people learn that...
Lessons from the Madness of Motherhood

Lessons from the Madness of Motherhood

I am mummy to two little people (an eight-year-old and a five-year-old) and this is a piece on what I’ve learned: A lot of your time includes being a translator/interpreter: ‘your brother didn’t mean to hit you’, ‘your sister will give you her...
Parenting and mental health during Covid-19

Parenting and mental health during Covid-19

It took a pandemic to show my partner what I usually accomplish in a day while working remotely from home for the largest non-governmental organisation (NGO) provider of clean water in the developing world. Working remotely before the pandemic you say? (Well yes, I...