One of the things Ayen and I love to do during our WE time is to binge watch on our favorite shows and movies online. One show in particular is Squid Game. We loved it so much that we all…
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How To Do It Better
We have all been through so much in the past year where we had to adjust our whole life to what we now call the “new normal”. Let’s be real, we all have the power to do it better and that…
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No Dad Like You
Parenting is an ongoing journey for me. As most of you know I became an instant father of two when I married Ayen. I had a crash course on parenthood, which for the most part was fun and enriching but also quite…
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No Parent Like You
My wife Ayen and I are blessed to have five beautiful children that come in two batches – the adults Mariella, Hasan and Angia and the babies Sofia and Lucia. The adults pretty much have their own thing going, which we…
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Expectation Vs Reality
I know a lot of people expect to see the “glossy” lifestyle we live, the picture perfect family we have and that we are calm, cool and collected parents. But to be honest with you there is so much more to…
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Choose To Love
When I met Ayen 23 years ago not in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine we would be where we are today and have our beautiful children. Now before you start wondering why, the best thing to do is to…
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New Year, New Discoveries
Here’s a look back at the year 2020. Despite what the world was going through, we tried to look at the past year as a year of revelations where we got to discover our children’s hidden talents such as baking…
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Christmas at Home with the Laurels
Christmas has always been one of our favorite times of the year where we get to spend more time with our family and friends, eat our hearts out and party. But this year happened where everything changed for us. Mama went…
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How To Make Learning At Home Work For You
Living with the “New Normal” is something we had no choice with given the situation we are all facing now as a global community. Since the health and welfare of my family is of utmost importance we also had to…
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Rediscover Home with the Laurels
Living in our “new normal” for eight months now has brought us so many changes and challenges in our lives. But there is one thing Ayen and I are committed to and that is raising our children in a healthy,…
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