Raising a multicultural child in the UK: blending Persian and …
Family might as well be on different planets So, a little about me: I’m English, born in the North East, and my husband, H, grew up in Tehran. Our families,…
Sizdah Bedar: experiencing the Persian picnic experience for the first …
My first Sizdah Bedar There are moments when a tradition so far from home feels both strange and familiar. This was my first Sizdah Bedar, the Persian celebration on the…
Discovering art with a toddler: Laing Art Gallery family visit …
The Quentin Blake Inside Stories exhibition is at the Laing Art Gallery until Saturday, July 8th. Here’s what we discovered on our family day out.
Pregnancy at 40 is not a tick-in-the-box exercise – my experience with …
Pregnancy in your 40s: why aspirin shouldn’t feel like a tick-box exercise “Patient care should never be a ‘tick-box’ exercise when it comes to being pregnant in your 40s.” There…
Creating a garden in midlife: childhood memories, family life, and …
No screens or devices to distract us As a mother over 40, I often recall my childhood spent outdoors, bare feet on grass, knees scratched from climbing trees, pockets full…
The guilt trip: returning to work after maternity leave
Emotional whiplash of maternity leave No one prepares you for the emotional whiplash of maternity leave. You step away from the working world, believing you’ll re-enter it after a short…
Celebrating baby Cyrus’s first Persian New Year: Nowruz traditions …
A first Nowruz to remember: what Persian New Year taught me about renewal This spring, as the first daffodils pushed through the cold North East soil, our home filled with…