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The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Ignored — And ...

Luca Firanescu Shaked

When I became a mom, I collected advice the way some people collect stamps.
Everyone had something to say — nurses, friends, strangers in supermarkets, the mom in the playground whose...

The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Ignored — And ...

Luca Firanescu Shaked

When I became a mom, I collected advice the way some people collect stamps.
Everyone had something to say — nurses, friends, strangers in supermarkets, the mom in the playground whose...

A Letter to the Mom I Used to Be

Luca Firanescu Shaked

Dear You, I see you. You’re standing there with a knot in your stomach, pretending you’re fine. You’re trying to smile, but you’re also trying not to cry. You’re trying...

A Letter to the Mom I Used to Be

Luca Firanescu Shaked

Dear You, I see you. You’re standing there with a knot in your stomach, pretending you’re fine. You’re trying to smile, but you’re also trying not to cry. You’re trying...

The Bento Box Fantasy: My Perfectionism Trap (a...

Luca Firanescu Shaked

There was a season in my motherhood journey when I became… that mom.
Not in real life, of course.
In my imagination. In reality, I was often the mom sprinting out the...

The Bento Box Fantasy: My Perfectionism Trap (a...

Luca Firanescu Shaked

There was a season in my motherhood journey when I became… that mom.
Not in real life, of course.
In my imagination. In reality, I was often the mom sprinting out the...