Motherhood

Last fall, I began making college visits with my baby girl. She is my favorite road trip warrior. I have my special things with each kid. With her, it’s road…

I was first a capoeira mom. Capoeira is Afro-Brazilian martial arts that combines dance with acrobatics, and music from the berimbau, the drum, and the tambourine to regulate the tempo.…

As babies, I refused to talk baby talk with my kids. I never made those weird baby sounds that people make to their little bundles of joy. This was partly…

As the president of a college of first-generation learners, I want the same thing for my students and their families that I want for my own: for the next generation…

When my daughter was four and I was 35 learning how to ride a bicycle, she exclaimed: I can ride a bike better than you. She was right. I looked…

No matter how much taller he is than I, how big his muscles are, or how old he is, he will always be my baby. The same goes for the…