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Choose Your Own Delivery

Your social life in Qatar can get quite busy (in all but the summer months). As Doha becomes part of the international performance circuit - everyone from One Republic to the Tribecca Film Festival has events on the calendar - you may find that the second...

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Child Safety

Many people believe Qatar is safe. And it is. But humans are human and Qatar is, after all, filled with humans. The Doha Mums boards have lit up with reports of nannies abusing children in their care, exhibitionists in public parks and molesting in public...

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Where in the World

It's that time of year again - vacation planning time. I'd rather negotiate a Thursday night traffic jam - with tired and hungry kids in the back seat - than search the Internet for a child-friendly vacation. "Where in the world should we go?" is a question...

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We’re All Here Too

I spoke to a mother yesterday. We'd never met before. When we were finished with business she leaned closer and whispered, "That could have been me." I knew exactly what she was talking about. She continued, "It was like she read my mind. Like she was...

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Hamster sitting

Tonight we meet Harley. He's going to live with us for two weeks. I think he's a he. He's a hamster so I'm not quite sure. Really, it's quite brilliant and I don't know why I didn't think of it years ago. We usually stay in town over the holidays. The...

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Where Do the Children Play?

Where do the children play? Now, that's an excellent question. It's easy to precede any answer to that question with, "Well, where I come from we..." If you find these words coming out of your mouth, may I gently suggest that you go for the full affect...

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Sweet Summer Days

How you rolling this summer? If you're staying in Doha, chances are you're alternately rolling in the sticky humidity that finally hit or the chilly air-con drafts. What to do? What to do? Yes, what to do! Doha Mums offers on average 2.6129 events each...

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Financing for Dummies 101

I can access the website, why would I pay money to become a member? Being the skeptic I am, I thought I'd ride my free membership to the end of the year and then I'd quietly exit the Doha Mumsscene. By then my youngest would be over 7 and surely, I'd...

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A trip to IKEA Dhahran

IKEA: four magical letters that sum up for some the horrors of MDF furniture assembly, and for others, the wonders of clean, pure, Scandinavian lines. Up until my move to Doha, the blue and yellow sign didn't swing me either way. I mean, I grew up a...

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Work the Waiting List

You know what I'm talking about. The Waiting List - it merits capitalization. Every school has one. On the one, positive, hand, you're glad to even be on the list, instead of waiting to get on the waiting list. On the other, more realistic, hand, you...

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