Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash By Mahshid Hager I’m not big on New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve never started a diet or an exercise routine on New Year’s Day. It’s always seemed like too much pressure, especially after the hubbub of the holiday season. Instead, I like to take a look at the…
Photo by tertia van rensburg on Unsplash By Mahshid Hager Bill Cosby. Harvey Weinstein. Charlie Rose. Kevin Spacey. Dustin Hoffman. C.K Lewis. Donald Trump. Roy Moore. Al Franken. Matt Lauer…. The stories just keep coming. Women, silent for too long, are coming out en masse and finally talking about the harassment…
Photo by POOYAN ESHTIAGHI on Unsplash By Mahshid Hager You have all heard it before. Expressions such as “I finally found my tribe” or “It feels so good to be amongst the women of my tribe” or “We should get back to our tribes.” You have, right? If you know me and…
Photo by Kayle Kaupanger on Unsplash Be warned, this is a rant of epic proportions. Yes, I’m still mad. My intention was to sit down with you and try to really understand. I appreciate those of you who have made yourself open and available for that. But your explanations about past administrations failed…
By Mahshid Hager My son, Sacha is turning 18 in about a week. Last night while I was cooking dinner, he joined me in the kitchen and we started talking about his birthday celebration. He is not sure if he wants to do something big or something small. He is…
Photo by Luca Upper on Unsplash Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever. – Walt Disney I am 46 years old. 46 seems harder than 30 or 40 were. I have always thought of 45 as “The Middle”. I guess now I’m past the middle… I am softer…
By Mahshid Hager I don’t even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere. ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower My mother was born and raised in Mashhad, Iran. Her family lives there to this day.…
By Kimberly Means My daughter Emerson loves to tell me about her dreams. Upon listening to them I realize that they’re more “stories” she creates in her head to connect things that have happened throughout the day or the week, things she wants to hold onto as significant, or perhaps…
It’s been a while since I have written you one of these. The occasion of Father’s Day, seems like a good time for another letter. This is my 13th Father’s Day without you. Every year I honor you on this day, by remembering some of my favorite memories with you,…
By Mahshid Hager His name is Patrick and he is the love of my life. He was born in Florida and grew up in Colorado. This month we will be celebrating 12 years together as a couple. We met at a friend’s engagement party in San Diego. He was a…