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Parenthood

Do you take care of yourself first or your child?

November 26, 2009

Have you ever wondered why the flight attendants give instructions for you to put on your safety vests and oxygen masks before you put them on for your children? The logic is that once you are taken care of, you will then be better able to take care of your dependents.
While I find this to [...]

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Survey shows children pick mothers over fathers. What about you?

May 19, 2009

A recent survey was done to ask adult children if they would pick their mothers over fathers in some given circumstances and the result was that 70% of them picked mum over dad. To be fair, the author did say that the sample size was only 300 which is considerably small. But is this result [...]

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New skills to learn as a mother

March 17, 2009

As the little boy grows and learns everyday, we’re finding more and more joy in all the things he says and does. And kids these days definitely have a mind of their own at such a tender age! He’s not even two and he’s choosing which songs he wants to listen to when we play [...]

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How was your new year?

February 1, 2009

I’m having a really long break from work this new year. I’m only going back to work after Chap Goh Meh, isn’t that just great? I love it! But of course it comes with a very good reason. I’m taking time off to help my little boy settle in at the new babysitter’s [...]

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Will the economic slump result in more family time?

December 16, 2008

With many companies now cutting back on overtime wages, it means more people will now go home to their families. Sure, it also means less income and less to spend. When we have less to spend, we tend to stay home more to avoid incurring unnecessary expenses like paying parking fees and toll charges, not [...]

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I’m in tears today over babysitter matter

December 1, 2008

In the last one year that our babysitter has been taking care of my our little boy, we’ve had no complaints because everything about the whole arrangement is perfect. It’s not only close to home, not even a minute from home to be exact, she is also the perfect nanny. Our little boy loves her [...]

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