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I started this Blog (previously called The Bubbly Blogcast) in 2016, with a vision to encourage parents globally to step out of their comfort zone and share their unspoken parenting experiences. My aim is to try and touch the lives of those in the throes of parenthood, by providing an open and non-judgmental platform of support. I truly believe that when we turn inward and share our own experiences with other people, we free ourselves and give others to acknowledge their own stories as well.

Ishani Vellodi Reddy

Sep 5, 2018
4 min

My Son, The Super-hero

About the Author Ishani Vellodi Reddy, Health Coach Originally from New York, Ishani now lives in Chennai with her husband, one-year-old son and two dogs. Though she previously worked in Finance, she is now a Health Coach who loves helping people achieve their personal nutrition and fitness goals. Besides working out with her son (he is her most reliable gym buddy!), Ishani also enjoys travel, eating and family time. I grew up in a strictly “no violence” household. What I mea

Sad Isn't Bad - Talking With A Child About Loss & Death

Antara Pandit

Aug 31, 2018
4 min

Sad Isn't Bad - Talking With A Child About Loss & Death

My first brush with loss was when I was 16 and in the 10th grade in school. When you are young, life is like a playground where you chance upon people whom you know you will never see or talk to again. You also meet those rare people whom you at first sight know that they are meant to be in your life forever. My first ever serious relationship was with one such person who did not know that forever was not in his cards. Neither did I. 11 months into our relationship, God took

Antara Pandit

May 29, 2018
4 min

Mothers: The Greatest Gift

One of my best friends sent me the below quote on Mother's Day last month. “Having a mother is complicated and fraught. Not having a mother is complicated and fraught. Being a mother is complicated and fraught. Not being a mother is complicated and fraught. Sending love to you today, whatever your relationship with motherhood.” There are so many questions that are answered automatically when you have children of your own; especially the earth-shattering ones about why your m

Antara Pandit

Feb 25, 2018
4 min

A Friend In A Mother

One of the biggest debates that go on inside a mother’s mind is where to draw the line between being a friend to her child and being a mother. The line between being a friend and mother can get very blurry and to the point of no return. Many think that children have friends for a reason and mothers aren’t meant to be one of them. It is extremely easy to lose sight of the teaching and guiding we are supposed to be doing as mothers, when we focus more on being a friend. I kno

What Travelling With Children Teaches Us

Moina Memon

Dec 2, 2017
4 min

What Travelling With Children Teaches Us

About the Author Moina Memon, Mom & Blogger Apart from being a blogger at Mommy Mojo, Moina is a full time mom to her two girls. She enjoys their childhood and her roller coaster ride of motherhood through creative activities like arts and crafts, movement, cooking, travelling and gardening. If she isn't doing this, you will find her hanging out with her friends, painting or cooking a delicious meal for her family. Blog URL: www.mommymojo.in Travelling with children can be a

Why We Chose IB (International Baccalaureate)

Antara Pandit

Nov 30, 2017
5 min

Why We Chose IB (International Baccalaureate)

I remember being in complete awe of my niece’s school in Manhattan, New York. A few years ago, while I was visiting New York, she had asked me to accompany her to school on Special friend’s day which is a day for grandparents and other family members to visit and interact with the children during the class sessions. This was a time much before my elder son was even thought of so schools, teaching methods, learning styles etc. were not even remotely present in my mind-space, h

Ishani Vellodi Reddy

Nov 26, 2017
4 min

Buh-bye Mama!

About the Author Ishani Vellodi Reddy, Health Coach Originally from New York, Ishani now lives in Chennai with her husband, one-year-old son and two dogs. Though she previously worked in Finance, she is now a Health Coach who loves helping people achieve their personal nutrition and fitness goals. Besides working out with her son (he is her most reliable gym buddy!), Ishani also enjoys travel, eating and family time. People thought we were flat out crazy when we sent our son

Antara Pandit

Nov 14, 2017
3 min

Life As I Know It....With My Children

Do you ever close your eyes, lean back in your chair and wonder what life would be like if you were not a mother and had chosen a different path in life? Do you sometimes silently listen to someone making brunch plans or trying to schedule a meeting without having to think twice about what time they need to be home to take their little ones to a class? I think it’s safe to assume that 9 out of 10 mothers have thought about this at one point or another. This is a common thoug

Antara Pandit

Nov 8, 2017
4 min

Kids Are Not For The Faint Hearted!

This post originally appeared on Kidsstoppress. There are times when I wish that having a glass of wine at 8 am was considered normal. How about a shot of something smooth? Just a quick one to calm the nerves. As a mother of two boys - a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old, I have come very close to talking myself into that one glass of wine in the morning before starting a day where I knew a difficult or emotionally challenging situation would arise. I am sure many of you moms are

Safety Is As Simple as ABC - Always Be Careful

Antara Pandit

Oct 5, 2017
4 min

Safety Is As Simple as ABC - Always Be Careful

If you had asked a mom-to-be a few decades ago what her biggest fear was about becoming a mother, the answer would have been related to sleepless nights, breastfeeding or cleaning poop. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Who isn’t concerned about whether they will be able to get a full night’s sleep till their child turns 18? Fast-forward a few decades to the world we live in today and if we ask a mom-to-be the same question, chances of her biggest fear being related to her

The Many Stages Of Parenting A Child With Learning Disabilities

Antara Pandit

Sep 28, 2017
4 min

The Many Stages Of Parenting A Child With Learning Disabilities

Parenthood comes with a wide range of expectations and responsibilities. Having someone depend on you 100% for all their wants and needs is probably the biggest responsibility a person can undertake. When it comes to raising our children, we face moral dilemmas daily. We question ourselves every second of the day, wondering if anything we have said or done has been detrimental to them. As parents, we all hope for and want our children to excel at everything they take on in li

Antara Pandit

Sep 28, 2017
3 min

My Son Told Me He Was Happy

This post originally appeared on Her View From Home. There are certain things that make my heart skip a beat. When I was young and restless, it was if a guy I liked smiled at me or if I was expecting some exciting news. How life has changed. My heart now does a double take every time my sons smile at me – one with his bugs bunny teeth and the other with his toothless smile. But yesterday when my elder son told me he was happy, my heart melted. There was no preceding event bas

Antara Pandit

Sep 19, 2017
4 min

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

I remember my elder son’s first day of school. After a year of Mom & Me classes, the day had finally come when he would be attending school on his own. It would probably be the most emotional day for me as the mother, having realized that the time had finally come for my son to spread his wings. Choosing a pre-school for my son had not been a difficult task. My husband and I were always very clear on the kind of school we want for our children; a school that would focus on le

Separation Anxiety: Tips From A Mom Who's Been Through It

Silver Rattle

Sep 6, 2017
3 min

Separation Anxiety: Tips From A Mom Who's Been Through It

This post originally appeared on silverrattle.in, written by Kavita Kapoor Silver Rattle’ gives you just one thing to do – make informed choices. Your complete CHILD GUIDE- they bring you advice from the experts and real life stories and hacks from parents and Product reviews. Now Silver Rattle brings you its very own Curated online Boutique for kids & Baby products. If you’ve had the little one bawl incessantly every time you’ve had to walk away from day care or shut the doo

Antara Pandit

Aug 23, 2017
4 min

What We Need To Teach Our Sons

When I was pregnant with my elder son, I used to often sit and wonder what values I would want to teach my children and ponder over the kind of human beings I would want them to grow up to be. Of course, every mother wants her child to be gentle, kind, caring, compassionate, strong and so on. But if I had to dig deep down and really think about not only the values they need to integrate into their character, but also the values they display in their everyday behaviour, I know

Antara Pandit

Apr 26, 2017
5 min

The Winds Of Change

I always take a certain amount of pride in calling myself a mother. According to me, it is the hardest but most rewarding job that I have ever committed to taking on. Post college, I have worked in the IT industry as well as the Agricultural industry; both vastly different in their requirements and job descriptions. The skill sets and life lessons that I learned from both jobs were extremely different. There are some skills you learn from a job which may be relevant to that p

Antara Pandit

Apr 12, 2017
3 min

Momzilla alert!

Punctuality has always been a strong quality of mine. I am not trying to flatter myself; it is something that my friends have always joked about growing up. I have always landed up at a friend’s house either at the time specified or maybe 5-10 minutes earlier than scheduled. In today’s world (especially India) of being fashionably late, 4 pm rarely means 4 pm, but actually means approximately 5.30 pm. However for me, 4 pm always meant and still means 4 pm. It runs in my famil

What You Really Want To Say Out Loud..Revealed!

Antara Pandit

Feb 6, 2017
5 min

What You Really Want To Say Out Loud..Revealed!

This is a post which I have been wanting to write for a while now. It is a somewhat sensitive and well versed topic amongst most moms, which I have tried to turn into a humorous one, since we all at some point or the other have experienced ALL of these situations. So here goes. Photo credit: www.nytimes.com There are many times that we want to say something we notice, to a fellow mom, but we end up internalizing it and don't say it out loud. "Hey, your kid is standing danger