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Lesson of Unconditional Love from my Firstborn

Several nights ago I got so angry with my Firstborn. This very minute that I am writing, I conveniently forgot the reason of my anger. But, yes, I was angry and I made him feel that anger. I turned my back on him when we were about to sleep. This is one drastic move to [...]

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When Confidence Borders on Disrespect

I had been baffled with the attitude of my son’s friend. He’s just a boy, of course. A boy who doesn’t speak nor understand my language. But then again, most boys take it well when I try to speak to them in Korean or give them signals about the things I want to tell them. [...]

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Parents’ Prayer

They are little only once Lord. Grant us the wisdom and patience to teach them to follow in your footsteps And prepare them for what is to come. They are little only once Lord. Make us take time to play, pretend, to read or tell a story; to laugh and cuddle. Don’t let us for [...]

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Mommy 101: Play With ‘em As Much As You Can

Weekend was spent outside with the two kids. While my Second-born was sleeping very well in his stroller, First-born took his time to lecture me with his experience-acquired wisdom. We were sitting on a bench, him on my lap when he suddenly remembered that I was not able to play with him in the playground [...]

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The Way of Boys by Anthony Rao

Article first published as Book Review: The Way of Boys by Anthony Rao on Blogcritics. I have two boys. I am not worried about their development – physically, socially, intellectually and emotionally. They are two normal boys making our daily lives a roller coaster of emotions. They laugh, they cry, they throw tantrums and charm [...]

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Baby Storm: Neither A Boy Or A Girl Until IT Has the Capacity To Choose Which Gender IT Wants To Be

Poor baby! This baby is not alone. This has two older brothers, Jazz and Kio, trapped in their parents’ “crusade against the tyranny of assigned gender roles“. Read this excerpt from the news article (you can read the full article here Parents Keep Child’s Gender Under Wraps): “We’ve decided not to share Storm’s sex for now–a tribute to [...]

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Soccer Mom

  I am now a Soccer Mom, literally. I bring my son to soccer practice every Monday afternoon. Baby Dynamo goes with us, of course. What’s convenient about this is, a shuttle service brings us to the venue and back to the house. Parent/s can go with the kids as long as there are seats [...]

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How Important Is Efficiency for a Growing Child?

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 [...]

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The Tiger Mom

It is easy to dislike the tiger mom – both the book and the author. Immediately after I watched Amy Chua’s interview in CNN for her book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, I raised the extreme parenting method which she seemed to have confidently used in raising her daughters to my husband. Days after, [...]

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Prevention is Always Better Than Treatment

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine. If there is one thing I am particular about when it comes to baby care, it is diaper rash prevention. My Baby Dynamo never experienced diaper rash thanks to my one and only tube of Boudreaux’s [...]

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