Parenting German Style: the Beach Edition
As a child, I spent many glorious summers on the Latvian Baltic Sea coast, swimming, building sand castles, and fighting a losing battle…
My 5 Commandments for Staying Consistent as the Minority Language Parent
“Are you a drop-dead-OPOL-mom?” an acquaintance inquired when I published my last update of Birdy’s language progress. I laughed out loud and then started…
5 Reasons Why I Make a Terrible Latvian Mother
Parenting outside the culture where you yourself were born and raised can be a tricky thing. I certainly do some things differently than…
What Does Guilt Have to do with Parenting?
Is it just me or is parenting often laced with feelings of self-doubt, guilt, and constant worrying? Both times, from the first signs of…
Just an Ordinary Day – Part 2
Continued from part 1… I arrive at the daycare exactly at 2 pm and find my daughter on the playground. She’s barefoot, covered…
Just an Ordinary Day – Part 1
I am woken up by the sound of little bare feet on the floor. Dip dap dap and the owner of those two…
The Worst Parents in the World
Dear son, I wonder if you will ever realize how different your first months on this earth are from your sister’s early days. We…
The Holy Grail of Parenting
There is thread of obsession creeping through advice resources for new parents, from parenting books to mommy blogs, everyone is talking about baby…
“We don’t judge other parents”
Soon after becoming a mom I found out that the North Germans, of whom I had thought of as people who are generally good…
