Eisa: “Mama, I think I love Jannah more than she loves me.”

Me: “Yeah?”

Eisa: “Yeah. It makes me sad.”

Me: “That makes sense. I totally get it.”

Eisa: “You do?”

Me: “Yes. I always felt that way about people I love. That I love them...

I left Pakistan 15 (almost 16) years ago when I was 22. I got married and moved to a new country. A country I have come to love in many ways.

But Pakistan will always be my home. When I first used to say this, I used to get a host of reactions ranging from surprise to disgust to disbelief to...

Respectful heads up: religious content ahead

1- Tell stories. All sorts of stories. Not just prophets’ stories but tell stories of your own life when you chose the higher path because it was the right thing to do. “I decided to forgive my friend even though I knew she was wrong. It...

Respectful heads up: Religious content ahead.

There are only three ways for our kids to learn about religion and want to live it:

1- Modeling

2- Through fun

3- Miracle/Qadr

Modeling:

1- Our children can’t be better Muslims than we are currently. And if all they see us do is hurried Salah...

For a lot of parents, slowing down with their child seems like a lot to ask. They feel like they have too much going on to pause for their child's emotions, to mediate the fights between siblings and to problem-solve trouble areas rather than issuing commands.

I get it. I've never met a parent...

Let me tell you a story about this girl named Husna who’s our spunky and feisty 6-year-old (though the story is from last year pre-covid when she was still in school).

So about Husna... If I were to say she alone, in many ways, is equal to her three brothers, I wouldn’t be lying. She...

Time to get a bit real here.

 People always ask me how I'm getting so much stuff done.. kids, kids' homeschooling, my grad school (masters), my business/work and to answer this, I want to tell you about a conversation I had yesterday with my doctor.

First of all, why was I even at the...

So pause and think for a second... right now, what is something you're struggling with and feels hard? Not just related to parenthood but anything really.. what has you feeling discouraged, sad or just plain blah?

Now that you know what it is, do you think it would be nice if someone you love...

Here’s something I shared when I was in Pakistan last year. I was there with the kids and Eisa is very close to my dad and my dad insisted that he sleep with him. So pretty much- he slept with my parents for a whole month before this happened.... ******

Tonight was rough, y’all.

Eisa...

I can see how it appears that way to you.

As they say, "The kids who need the most love, ask for it in the hardest ways..."

I invite you to reflect on the following...

Wherever kids go, people judge them based on their behavior in the few minutes they observe them. We hear all kinds of comments.