Dear Moms, Don’t Miss Those Little Moments
Your Child Won’t Forget That You Did
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate, I wanted to use this edition of our newsletter to focus on working mothers. As a mom, having a child is very rewarding, but it’s also undervalued. This can cause many women to prioritize things like their jobs over the valuable time in their children’s lives. For example, every mom knows what it’s like when you feel your child’s forehead the night before work only to find out they’re running a fever. So the next morning, with hopes that the fever will go away and you won’t have to take off work, you’re disappointed to find that your child’s fever is just on the brink at 99.9 degrees. So what do you do? For some of us, the answer is to give them some Tylenol and send them off to school. And while this solution works and buys us an extra day to accomplish whatever is on our work schedule, the truth is that you won’t remember what was so important at your job that day years later, but your child will remember that you sent them to school sick. When my son was in elementary school, he had a program he begged me to attend, and I promised him I would go. However, I ended up staying late at work that day and sent my husband to go instead. It turns out that the program that day was for moms, and my son had written me a poem that he read aloud in front of the audience.
My son just turned 30, and all these years later, he still remembers that I wasn’t there for him, and I can’t remember what was so important that I had to miss it. So my advice for working mothers this month is to take those little moments when they come, because what may seem like a small moment to you might just be the biggest thing in your child’s life. And what’s even
more important is you can create those moments yourself, small instances that both you
and your children will remember for a lifetime.
Even if you’re tired, take 15 minutes to play a game, teach them a new skill, or even just comb their hair. Your job as a mother matters more to your children than it ever will to your boss or a client.
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INGREDIENTS
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2 ½ cups chopped broccoli 1/4 cu2p chopped onion 1/4 cup packed cilantro 1 tsp oil, plus more for frying
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1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp smoked or regular paprika 1 tsp chipotle pepper powder
1 tbsp barbecue sauce 3/4 cup chickpea flour
1/3 tsp salt
DIRECTIONS
1. In a food processor, add broccoli, onion, cilantro, and 1 tsp oil and process until uniform. Transfer to a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to distribute. 2. Let mixture sit for 2 minutes for the broccoli to leak enough moisture so you can form patties. If mixture is too wet, add more chickpea flour. If mixture is too dry and does not stick well, wait another few minutes or sprinkle some water and mix. 3. Shape into 5–6 patties. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil and spread it in the pan. 4. Pan-fry the patties for 4–5 minutes per side. 5. Serve with Sriracha, ketchup, barbecue sauce, marinara, or a cooling ranch as desired
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