Kids – You are a nothing

It Takes A Village

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 hgopinathanLeave a comment

So much has been said about the safety of women, our daughters in our country. The fear-mongering and divisiveness and the shrill voices have been growing and it has been a very depressing time. After I wrote my poem A Mother’s Lament a friend challenged to tell a happy story about how daughters are [...]

Potty perils

April 3, 2018April 6, 2018 hgopinathanLeave a comment

What awaited me today as I entered the toilet. Needless to say I experienced severe performance anxiety. I'm looking to give this a cool homeschooling spin. Something that deflects attention from my utter inability to control my children. They really are not fit for polite society. Also, does anyone want to know where all that [...]

You are a nothing, my daughter accused me at age 4, when she found out at school that all her classmates’ mother’s had jobs that gave them important titles like banker, doctor, teacher. And such a blessing that has turned out to be that I don’t have one thing that defines me and nothingness offers me the space to be a homeschooling parent, an artist, a writer, story teller, a crocheter and everything else that comes with the territory of being a stay-at -home mom. Being a nothing keeps me out of trouble.