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Wishing You All A New Year: Some Personal Thoughts And Reflections From 2016

January 1, 2017by SesapZai 1 Comment

I realize it’s been a while since I did this — blogging, I mean. It’s also been a while since I’ve written an end-of-year/ wishing-everyone-a-new-year post. So, I’m actually really […]

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If That Was My Kid, I’d Want Harambe Killed Too

June 3, 2016by SesapZai 1 Comment

Over the past few days, the incident of a four-year-old boy, who had somehow ended up in a gorilla’s pit at the Cincinatti zoo, in which one of the gorillas […]

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Why Did It Have To Take Celebrities’ Experiences To Start Talking About Postpartum Depression?

November 1, 2015by SesapZai Leave a comment

A version of this article was also published on the Express Tribune Blogs here. Earlier in the month of October, we learned that both Hayden Panettiere and Drew Barrymore — both famous […]

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Happy Second Birthday To The Brightest Light Of My Life: My Daughter, My World, My Everything!

August 6, 2015by SesapZai 2 Comments

It feels like only yesterday when I was just writing my very first “Happy Birthday” letter to the most beautiful and intelligent little human being I know: My beloved, darling […]

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My Daughter Is Left-Handed And I’m Perfectly Okay With That: On The Taboo Of Using The Left-Hand

March 16, 2015by SesapZai 9 Comments

As a little child growing up in the Middle East — Saudi Arabia, to be more precise — I was often told, time and again, by my parents, aunts, uncles, […]

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A Little Advice To New Mommies

October 24, 2014by SesapZai Leave a comment

As a new mother, I am often faced with the dilemma that I may not be doing things “right” in order to raise my baby in a healthy and proper […]

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“All Of Me” By John Legend — Zohal’s Version

October 9, 2014by SesapZai Leave a comment

I’m sure most of ya’ll know and most probably have heard that stunning song by the lovely John Legend titled, “All of me.” Both my husband and I love that […]

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Gender-Specific Toys And Why I Have A Problem With Them

August 15, 2014by SesapZai Leave a comment

While I am sure this topic has been written to death, I feel the need to share my own views on this now that I, too, am a mother. As […]

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Happy First Birthday To The Love Of My Life: Zohal, My Daughter, My Life!

August 6, 2014by SesapZai 6 Comments

The clock is only a few minutes away from striking 12 am and I am already overcome with so many thoughts and emotions over the fact that my beloved baby […]

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On “Mother’s Day” And The Type Of Mother I Want To Be

May 13, 2014by SesapZai 1 Comment

Yesterday, May 11th, was “Mother’s Day,” and while I am not big on celebrating these supposedly “special” days, I couldn’t help but ponder over the fact that on this specific […]

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“How Do You Do It?”

December 28, 2013by SesapZai Leave a comment

It was around late October of this year and I was taking two graduate classes, was a teaching assistant to 150 fourth year undergraduate students, and taking care of a […]

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On Pregnancy, Birthing And Motherhood – Part Two

December 17, 2013by SesapZai Leave a comment

This post is a continuation of my initial post, which I wrote a few months ago, about my whole pregnancy experience. That post can be read here. However, because my […]

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Why It’s OK To Admit To Suffering From Postpartum Depression

November 18, 2013by SesapZai 5 Comments

by Claire Davidson We live in a society that has a very specific view of motherhood: of how a mother should look, and act, and feel following the birth of her child. […]

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