Politically incorrect motherhood

After she has made us contort our bodies in every possible direction, my yoga teacher always whispers some calming words and finishes the lesson by saying solemnly: 'Just bé.' And as I was spending time with my kids, contorting myself in every direction as a mom, trying to do the best I could, I realized...

Even though sometimes I miss seeing my daughter in the flesh, after she moved from the Netherlands to England there are also some perks! Like having Mother's Day twice. Why I get to celebrate Mother's Day twice In the Netherlands Mother's Day is celebrated somewhere in the month of May. But in the UK the...

My eldest daughter, Maartje, had been talking about it for months: 'Mommy, when New Moon is released we'll go and see it, won't we?' Flattered that my fourteen year old daughter still wanted to be seen with me at the movies I readily replied: 'Of course we will.' For those few who háven't heard about...