Pauline Li
After spending more than a decade overseas, Pauline moved to San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, a Bay Area native, and their son. Before taking over SFBAM, she has built a diverse career across governance, marketing and public relations, brand management, and creative strategy within the themed attractions industry — otherwise known as the business of fun! When she’s not mom‑ing at home or on SFBAM, Pauline can usually be found traveling, behind a camera, shooting hoops, listening to music, at the beach, or exploring attractions.
A Little Piece of Paris on Clement Street: Our Family’s Memorable Evening at Chapeau!
In a city celebrated for its world-class dining scene, few restaurants leave you with the feeling that you've just dined in someone's home. Our recent evening at Chapeau! in San Francisco's Inner Richmond reminded...
“Mommy, is it Hard Being My Mom?”
“Mommy, is it hard being my mom?”
My son asked me this on a quiet afternoon, his voice soft and searching.
“Mommy, is it hard being my mom?”
It was the kind of question that stops you...
A Moment of Real Rest for Busy Parents: uDream.AI Well‑Being Massage Chair
Parenting is beautiful, yes, but it’s also physically relentless and mentally exhausting. For us, rest isn’t something we usually schedule — it’s something we steal in tiny pockets between school drop‑offs, work calls, dinner...
Raising My Son to Stand Tall in a World That Doesn’t Always Welcome Us
As we settled into summer break, we were excited to have a Mommy & Son outing at our local bowling alley on a fine Wednesday. After we played a couple of games, it was...
Why Lazy Dog Is Becoming a Bay Area Family Favorite This Season
If you’re a Bay Area parent juggling summer camps, sports practices, and the never‑ending “What’s for dinner,” you know how magic it is to find a restaurant that feels easy, welcoming, and genuinely family‑friendly....
Too Young to Lose Her: A Millennial Mom’s Perspective on Grief and Guilt
There are moments when grief hits me with a force that feels almost childish — not because the feelings are small, but because I still feel too young to be carrying something this heavy....
A Bay Area Classic, Reimagined: Our Family Fun Day at Pier 39
For Bay Area families, it’s easy to feel like you’ve already “done” Pier 39 — but taking my crew back recently proved me wrong in the best way. It’s basically a full‑blown family adventure...
A Bay Area Mom’s Guide to a Family‑Friendly Weekend in Windsor & Healdsburg
If you’re craving a quick, high‑visual getaway that feels worlds away from the weekday grind — but still totally doable with kids — Windsor and Healdsburg deliver some of Sonoma Wine Country’s most charming...
Building a Holiday Village with Allergy Champions
The mental load of an allergy mom is heavy, and there is often little certainty of when the load will lessen (and stay lessened). I've been an allergy mom since my son's first anaphylactic...
How to Deal with Severe Food Allergies?
Once you become a food allergy parent, you will never stop advocating for prevention, treatment, and management. No matter what level of food allergy awareness you've had before experiencing the impacts of food allergies,...