“Thank you for taking us here, Mom,” said my 13-year-old. It was after an all-day outing at Tokyo DisneySea—we were there…
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When does a mother’s love begin? When they find out they’re expecting? When they first lay eyes on their beautiful baby?…
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My journey to motherhood was not an easy one. I got pregnant at 19; I was a freshman in college and unmarried.…
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My dear friend and colleague AnJuan, I want to thank you for letting me share my Mother’s Day essay on your…
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There is nothing like a mother’s love. When a woman learns she is pregnant, there is a mix of emotions. You…
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“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything” – Unknown As I alluded to last summer when I unveiled…
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Career & Professional DevelopmentFlashback FridayNostalgia
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 5/6/2022
by Just Juan2 min readToday is the 1st Friday in May. Going back about 55 years or so, the foreign affairs community—in particular my current…
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FilmFlashback FridayNostalgia
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 4/29/2022
by Just Juan2 min readWhile hanging out in the massive Centro Comercial Gran Estación during lunch today, I overheard a woman chastising her dog. She…
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I spent a few days this week in Paris. And while there, I did walk by the Eiffel Tower, enjoy an…
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I was listening to my Windows Media Player last night as I finished up some work emails before I jet away…