Muslim Mamas 2010 - Page 4

[kangamitroo]

assalamu alaykum. wanted to share a small pleasure: someone at the masjid surprised me with a gift of al-Muhaddithat: the women scholars in Islam (on my wish list a while now). with the international news wearing me down, and job/$-related stress, i am grateful for this very personal reminder of how generous people can be to one another.

an even bigger pleasure at the masjid: this week i had kisses and salaams from a half dozen grandmothers who did not even know me. for someone new to the religion, with no muslim family, this made me feel so good, i can hardly explain or put it into words. not speaking arabic, i often feel a bit at a loss. these ladies, alhamdulillah, made me feel at home.

[Liquesce]

I'm glad you've found a community you click with.

[Liquesce]

As-salamu 'alaikom~

So, we're leaving for Egypt on Saturday. It's complicated but I'm really not looking forward to going, and without meaning to be a total pessimist I do not anticipate it being an enjoyable trip at all. Were it not for a boatload of family obligations I'd definitely stay home, or would at least leave the kids with my parents instead of hauling them along.

I'm not usually a "pray for me!" person, but if y'all could pray that my expectations are at least somewhat exceeded, that would be awesome.

[AutumnSunshine]

I totally know where you are coming from. Trips to Syria are suck-fests for me too. Will do on the prayer request.

[1jooj]

While I am not happy for your anticipated difficulties, it is reassuring to know that others have similar challenges. We're planning a trip for the final few days of Ramadan and after, and while I want very much to get back to the country and have the experience, there's just so much yuck involved. It's hard to be joyful about it. I'll keep you in mine, Liquesce.

Please pray for the American Ummah and the Ummah at large while you're traveling. We need the prayers of a traveler.

[HadhratKhadija]

Muslim Mamas Tribe

Salaam!

It seems so few of us are into attachment-parenting, wearing slings, co-sleeping, heck even breastfeeding (especially breastfeeding in public).

Anyway, after reading a letter in the most recent edition of Mothering Mag, "Headscarves Welcome", I thought I'd see if any of us are online here!

Are you there sisters, and what are you up to these days?

I have a 4 month old DD....

[Path2Felicity]

Wasalaam mama

Yes, where are all the muslim mamas into AP? Would love to meet you all! Thanks for starting this thread

I have a DD who is 4 months as well. We bedshare/cosleep (whatever you want to call it), babywear, breastfeed, etc.

[almadianna]

there is already a thread in spirituality so I will move it there and merge them together.

[Jannah6]

Liquesce,you will be in my dua. Inshallah,it will excede your expectations.

For the newcomers to this thread,I'm an AP mama to 6. Inshallah #7 will be here in October.

[HadhratKhadija]

Originally Posted by almadianna

there is already a thread in spirituality so I will move it there and merge them together.

oh wow, i did a search but didnt find this. how cool that there is already a gathering.

salaam sisters

[HadhratKhadija]

Originally Posted by Jannah6

For the newcomers to this thread,I'm an AP mama to 6. Inshallah #7 will be here in October.

WOW sister, masha'Allah, how do you handle 6!! and now 7!! I can barely handle the 1 I have, im not really sure i can handle more kids....

[umsami]

Assalamu Alaikum Liquesce:

I'll definitely make du'a for you for your trip. Insha'Allah, you'll have a great time.



Assalamu Alaikum to all the new Moms on the list
I'm a Mom to three.... soon to be four....Insha'Allah. DS1-6, DS2-4, DD1-2. We coslept and breastfed each of them until they were about 2 years old alhamdullilah.

[Khadijah12345]

Well I am going to try some Ap, Slinging and Bf, by Dh nixed the idea of CS, he said it was safety but I think it's more of mommy and daddy time, oh and sleep,it's one thing if mommy doesn't sleep but if the mr doesn't sleep its a crime, lol he's in for a rude awakening, in a a week or so, I'm due in exactly one week so nervous, sadly I am not in brooklyn but I do go as often as i can, I'm in queens, near steinway so I'm sure I can find someone to do it, although i dislike going near there all those hookah places ucky. but it's good i can get anything I need from somewhere near by.

A little late but thought I'de put my 2 cents in.

On a more serious note, can we please refrain from the term wahhabi ( imagine if people started referring contstantly to shia's as Rafidi, even more so Considering Al- Wahhab is a name of Allah(Subhana Wa Tala)) it's offensive and most people are seriously just trying to do what they feel is the best way to stick to the straight path, and in my personal experience when some people are telling you something is wrong they aren't tryng to be mean and pushy but rather if you see something that is wrong and say nothing you take bad deeds as well, and they love you enough to tell you,I think we should all remember that. Remember if you have the right intentions and come up with the wrong conclusion you get a reward, and if you have the right intentions and come up with the right conclusion you get two. Personally from my reading I believe it's an innovation, others don't, you are still my Sisters in Islam as I am yours. Ok steps off of soapbox of understanding one another.

[Jannah6]

I'll be going to Steinway to The Foundation of Knowledge for my Arabic. My hubby goes now and it's very good.

[HadhratKhadija]

@ Khadijah12345
mobarak! I wish you a beautiful birth.
we cs and my husband never is awakened by us, especially since my baby doesnt have to cry from far away to tell me she wants to nurse. she just nudges me a little and i side lay nurse her and fall asleep.

@ umsami masha'Allah, and mobarak to u as well!

[Nabbe]

I am actually happy when people call me a wahabi. It shows I am of the ahl us sunnah wa al jamaah, and it shows that I am upon the Haqq. Alhamdulillah. And it give me their ajr too

[yasinsmama]

Salaam Mamas,
My DS will be 2 next month Inshallah. Still bf'ing and cs'ing. I wore him up until about 5 months ago. He's still small enough for it, but he just likes to walk everywhere. Alhamdullilah I have a very supportive husband who helps me with DS, alot!! They're best buds.

[umsami]

Not Sure Where to Post THis....

Assalamu Alaikum Mamas:

OK, I suppose this goes in the Decluttering forum... but it's religious oriented... so.....

For those of you who wear hijab, how many do you own? Do you ever declutter your scarves??? I must have well over 100 scarves, probably 90 of which I barely ever wear.... so I'm thinking of donating a bunch to the Goodwill (but maybe I should check with my local masjid first).

Do you have any rules to keep the scarf clutter under control? Like only 1 per color... .or 3 per color...or whatever???


Help!!

[Nabbe]

I have oh, lets say around 100 hijabs myself. And I promissed my husband that for each one new I buy, I give away two that I did not use for a while.

I have only few models that are suitable for work, so I end up using those most of the time, and then the rest are for masjid or special ocations.

I have some favourites, that I never part with lol no matter what, but I still think I could give away much more.

We have a box in our masjid, where we leave our hijabs (my idea) and take those we like from others. Now people started dropping clothes in that box too lol and books, but thats fine by me hehe....

[1jooj]

One of our local mosques has a hand-me-down closet like Nabbe describes. All sorts of things to share, and some of them are really, really nice. I've typically given hand-me-downs directly to sisters who need them, bringing them by their houses.

I've heard of a great need among needy families with teens here. They particularly like Al-Amira style scarves.