The Mami Diaries

Bust a Move

By Carla Molina Martins | 05/19/2010 - 14:00 | 5 Comments

This week the Internet is buzzing with commentary on these little girls dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" in this video. (Check out the video below!)

I find it pretty funny that so many people have their panties in a bunch about these kids. People are saying the dance is too damn sexy. They think the costumes are a tad on the slutty side. They say it's perfect...

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My Proudest Moment

By Carla Molina Martins | 05/05/2010 - 14:00 | 2 Comments

It's silly the things you're proud of as a parent.  But I think I almost burst with pride when the other day in our living room our 2.9 year old turned on her little radio and started singing along to one of her favorite CDs. When she sings along, it's kind of like...

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Date Night

By Carla Molina Martins | 05/03/2010 - 18:00 | 3 Comments

Dates with my husband, the out-of-the-house-dinner-at-a-restaurant-variety, are few and far between these days.  But it's not that kind of dating I'm talking about. When we got pregnant with our second daughter, I read everywhere how important it is to make time for each of your children individually, essentially to go on dates with each of your kids.  I...

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No Baby in Sight

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/30/2010 - 08:00 | 5 Comments

Having children has never been a question for me; I've known it in my bones forever.  I even made a pact with myself: If I wasn't married by 30, I'd have a baby with my best guy friend and do the very cool, chic single mother thing (so naive, what part of single motherhood did I think was going to be easy? Even partnered motherhood is hard!). Then, one day, I met...

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Hello, Hola and Bonjour!

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/28/2010 - 18:00 | 8 Comments

Have I mentioned I have a bit of a girl crush on lovely Salma Hayek?  I do. I think she's absolutely gorgeous, undeniably talented and smart.  And she's a mom raising a trilingual kid.  Her daughter, Valentina, who is only 2 1/2 years old is already fluent in English, French and Spanish.  Her tot is teaching mami a...

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What About Your Friends?

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/21/2010 - 18:00 | 2 Comments

With 29 years of life under my belt and a love for any kind of social event plus a chatty habit of talking up just about anyone, you'd imagine I'd have quite the circle of friends. This, however, is not the case. I walk the line between being an introvert and an extrovert. I love everyone, but don't necessarily like everyone. I have a big...

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El Dia De Las Madres

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/19/2010 - 20:00 | 2 Comments

Every year on Mother's Day I gush to anyone who will listen about mi abuelito and how he always gave me a card or a small gift to celebrate.  It warms my heart now, as a mother, to think he respects, reveres and holds so high the role of mami. To him it is something near sacred. With the holiday drawing near, I'm on the hunt for the...

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Wisdom on the Block

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/14/2010 - 18:00 | 6 Comments

A lot changes from your first child to your second. For me, I kind of lost myself to motherhood with my first.  I was so in love and head over heels, I didn't take time to take care of myself.  Working out was a foreign concept. Make-up grew dusty in drawers. My blow-dryer didn't see the light of day. My wardrobe stayed status quo, including a few maternity...

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