My Rocking Cradle

Wow! It had been a week of no blogging. I haven’t tinkered with my blog nor browsed through other blogs that I always visit.
Guess, it had been a busy week for me. Writing assignments overload! It’s a daily deadline of writing tasks that I had to sleep when others are just stirring from their sleep [...]

While waiting for my son’s school bus this morning, a Korean Super Mom told me about another girl who lives in the same apartment building. She said she’s a stubborn child. Her parents give in to her every whim so their mornings are always difficult. When the girl wants to change her clothes, the parents [...]

“Is Mommy working?”
This was the question raised by my 4-year old while we were eating Sunday night. The question was brought about when his Dad was explaining to him why he should be grateful that he has food on the table to eat while others do not because their parents may not have work (and [...]

It’s Little Dynamo’s 2 weeks spring vacation.
Our house is a mess of toys and books. Some days we go out with friends. Some days we are at a friend’s house or at the building’s playroom. Some days friends are in the house. But all the mornings, we spend inside the house.
It’s a battle between me picking [...]

I miss Little Dynamo.
Yes, we’re together every day but those every day I spend most with Baby Dynamo… hugging him, carrying him, cleaning him. He’s still a baby, after all.
I also get easily irritated with Little Dynamo and I don’t feel good after each time I scold him.
I miss him… just him… just the two of [...]

I wasn’t a good mom to my Little Dynamo a few nights ago. And I didn’t feel good about it.
This burden of guilt isn’t new. It has been constantly nagging me. Aside from my son’s time in pre-school, we are inseparable. I had been congratulated and applauded for his speaking skills, his fast motor development, etc. But, I [...]

I only have the luxury of a full-time nanny whenever we go home here in the Philippines for a vacation. Even then, I still bathe my kids. The few times that I did not, my mother did. The one time that the nanny bathe my Little Dynamo recently, I can’t help my self. I stood [...]

I couldn’t imagine a kid being scared of another kid… to the point of being relieved wheh the kid he is scared of is not around and reporting to his mom, “I’m so happy today, (name of the boy) is not in class”. Wow! That’s miserable.
What makes this case more unique is having an interfering, over-protective mom. The [...]

Bedtime.
We were already on the bed.. lights off, ready to sleep. Suddenly,
 
Little Dynamo: Mommy, what is “fallen asleep”?
Me: When you see somebody sleeping, that person has fallen asleep.
Little Dynamo: Mommy, what is “fallen in love”?
— huh? What the…? What is he talking about? —-
Me: Where did you hear that, anak?
Little Dynamo: from Simba’s friend.
—- oh! [...]

He’s growing up.

He’s bigger.
He’s smarter.
He’s wittier.
I’ve got to keep up.

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