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Mother of five, freelance writer, small business owner, and fitness freak, Darah has just returned to the US after living 9 years with her large brood in South America. Through an angle of humor, Darah´s uniquely optimistic perspective of raising children in today's unstable world has been strongly influenced by her experiences running a household and various businesses in several foreign lands.
Darah Zeledon
www.warriormom.net
For the first time in five years, I am going to take a few days “off” from my full time position as wife and mother. I will direct my energies towards exploring nature, the concept of privacy, my own thoughts and the notion of sleeping until my overwor ... Read more...
Yesterday we were enjoying a sunny afternoon at the neighborhood community center and the children were socializing on the playground. I observed them from a bench located adjacent to the main climbing structure. All five of my kids were within earshot a few yar ... Read more...
The last five years of my life had been consumed by darkness. Fortunately, as I slowly emerge from my personal hell, out of the shadows of uncertainty a "triumph over adversity" story has developed. My unpublished memoir, A Lucky Girl, takes the ... Read more...
For years I had been so focused on mothering my own kids—reading, observing, conversing with peers, and essentially learning all that I can about all this monstrous job entails-- that it never occurred to me that I could put those same skills to good use to ... Read more...
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I proudly confess that my children still believe in the tooth fairy—at least I think they do. Of course the eldest two, ages 9 and 7 could be humoring me, as their classmates have told them otherwise, but each time they lose a tooth, their inquiries about the ... Read more...
The Broken Record Scenario
The alarm sounds just before dawn. Sleep-deprived parents everywhere stumble into their kitchens to guzzle coffee and muster up the strength to confront their cranky lethargic lion cu ... Read more...
When the snacks ran out and Mommy’s purse contents ceased to be of interest, the mother looked at her truck, then at her watch and realized it would be another ninety minutes, at least. Mother, Toddler One and Toddler Two were at the carwash a ... Read more...
I surrendered to my fate- for a couple of hours today. You see, I “survive” in a chaotic environment overrun by children- five active ones ages nine and under- to be specific. In my parallel fantasy world, I am an accomplished writer/author and busi ... Read more...
