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Riddhi Shah

38 and Five

Dear Leila,

Dec 13, 2021

Dec 13, 2021

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For Leila

Dear Leila,

Yesterday, you and I were coloring a mermaid sheet together. It was a “mixed media” project, with some parts colored with crayons, some…

Mar 29, 2021

Mar 29, 2021

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For Leila

Dear Leila,

This was written in Dec 2017, when you were just under 2.

Feb 6, 2020

Feb 6, 2020

Riddhi Shah

It’s the penultimate night of 2018 and I am exhausted.

I like forward momentum. My Facebook “quote” is ‘I like to keep moving. I get sad if I’m not moving.’ Parenting is a lesson in ceding…

Dec 7, 2019

Dec 7, 2019

Riddhi Shah
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For Leila

30 months

Dear Leila,

Jul 7, 2018

Jul 7, 2018

Riddhi Shah
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For Leila

First Birthday

You were born in the year of Donald Trump’s ascendance.

Sep 1, 2017

Sep 1, 2017

Riddhi Shah
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For Leila

18 months

Dear Leila,

Sep 1, 2017

Sep 1, 2017

Riddhi Shah
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Springboard

Why we do what we do. (Plus, a gift for you).

Hi there,

Jul 12, 2017

Jul 12, 2017

Riddhi Shah
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For Leila

Half Birthday

Everything about you is round: The fat cheeks, the gently upturned nose, the eyes that widen into saucers when you’re curious, and the…

Aug 7, 2016

Aug 7, 2016

Riddhi Shah
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The Development Set

Making Peace With a ‘Medicalized’ Birth in the Bay Area

“If I go by all that has been advocated by the natural birth community, I’ll fail as a mother before I’ve even given birth.”

Feb 4, 2016

Making Peace With a ‘Medicalized’ Birth in the Bay Area

Feb 4, 2016

Riddhi Shah

Riddhi Shah

Content marketing and creative strategy. Ex-Medium, ex-HuffPost. Finder of joy in writing, food and deep breaths

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