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A Very, Very Ajumma Morning

What could be a more ajumma morning than crawling on all fours wiping puddles of water on the floor? I slept at 5:30 this morning cramming for the articles I needed to submit on deadline. At 7:30am, Second-born was kissing me on the lips and when I opened my eyes he was smiling, a very [...]

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Mom 101: An Ajumma’s Best Friend

When you become a mommy in Korea, you don’t expect any helper around unless you’re financially blessed. Lucky are those who live with their in-laws (in terms of having free baby-sitters). But in so far as looking into the lives of ordinary Korean moms (whose circle I am happily friends with), these “ajummas” have to [...]

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Early Morning of an Ajumma

Oh, yeah. I was a true-blue ajumma this morning. Little Dynamo slept for close to fourteen hours, waking up at 9 in the morning. That means, riding the school bus was no longer an option. He was sleeping so well, I bet he was really tired from all the playing yesterday. I didn’t have the [...]

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