Milena Nigam

Milena Nigam is a Pittsburgh-based writer who would love to teach everyone how to pronounce her first name. Hint, it sounds like sienna. She's raised two kids who can find their names on magnets at any gift shop or rest stop. You can find her writing -- which has been featured in Off Assignment, Litro, and Lunch Ticket -- at milenanigam.com.

A mother and son are sitting at home and talking, helping her son solve his teenage problems

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My Kid’s Grown. Will I Ever Learn To Keep My Opinions To Myself?

By Milena Nigam

He’s 18, and I need to learn that when he wants my advice, he’ll ask for it.

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I Had A Crush On My Male Midwife

By Milena Nigam

It was weird, but it was what I needed.

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