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“Loved by me as jewels, rare”
Photo by Maxim Geraldino Happy mother’s day!!!! My Mother’s hands, so thin and work-worn, Were loved by me as jewels, rare, For they had rocked me in my cradle, And, lovingly, they’d stroked my hair. They worked for me, both night and morning; They helped to smooth away my fears, For never were these dear…
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Of Mothers and Air Traffic Controllers
by Erika Tellier-Angley When asked to write about motherhood, a million and one thoughts came to mind. Do I write about the circus act of being a working mom? Do I write about being a working mother of a child on the autism spectrum? Or do I write about the anxieties and exhaustion that…
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A Career Wife’s Intrusive Thoughts, Inner Struggles
To be regretful is like falling into a bottomless pit – there is no redemption, just a mindless, endless plunge into the unknown…. But I know that much as I think of myself as being a better mother than a wife, I try very hard to be both, or nothing at all. And it drives…
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A Teen Mom’s Letter to Her Son
by Gay Tibay-Corbeta Dear Son, Thirty three years ago, God entrusted you to me. Being a young mother at 16 was not an easy task. I was just a child, myself. But I took on the responsibility and braved the trials for you. Many doubted whether I could properly raise and support you. There were moments, too, when I…
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How I Made It to The FilAm’s “A Collection of Memorable Personal Essays for 2014”
Photo: “A Drop of Trust” by Dupz Escatron Ravelo by Mayette Timblaco Geraldino Cristina DC Pastor, the founding editor of The FilAm – a magazine for Filipino Americans in New York, has been instrumental in rekindling my love for writing. I still don’t know what convinced her that I could write. I didn’t tell anyone of my…
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