5 Weeks ago, my friend Nicole arrived from The Netherlands. The last time she had been here, was 9 years ago, when she flew out to attend my wedding. I saw her last year, when I flew back to Read More »
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“Bye Papa! I’m going to see my M-Girls!!” That’s how Kai said goodbye to David one day last year, as we drove off to a play date with some of our friends. “You’re going to see who?” “My M-Girls!” Read More »
Ever since I moved my blog from Blogger to WordPress I’ve been meaning to explain the story behind the name “M for Mommy” for those of you who are new readers. Well, here it is: It was a Read More »
Nicole and I met in our first year in college and became friends pretty much immediately. We spent 4 years in college together, after which I left to go study in the U.S. But we stayed in touch Read More »
Before I had kids, I overheard a close friend of mine sigh “Oh, I canNOT wait for the kids to return to school!” and my (internal) response was everything and anything similar to “I can’t believe she Read More »

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My name is Marieke. I live in Los Angeles with my 5 boys: my husband, 2 toddler boys and 2 Australian Shepherds. The cat feels she’s the Queen, but she’s got delusions of grandeur. The kitchen is my haven and the occasional glass of “Mommy Juice” keeps me sane in the midst of all the testosterone around here.