Raising Kids
The issue of health is on my mind a lot lately. I am hitting 40 in a couple of years and my kids aren’t even in elementary school yet. I keep telling myself that I should live long and healthy for their sake. Luckily, taking care of my little ones – especially the small one [...]
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My driver’s license expires in February next year but, already, it is making me uneasy. I have been telling myself to finally update my civil status as it’s been more than 6 years overdue. Not only that, I’ve been having trouble when the necessity to present a valid ID with my married name, arises. The [...]
After working on this new project for the past months, finally, For Moms ‘n Kids Online Shop is open! Like I mentioned in its About page, I am only now starting to discover how much stuff is out there for moms. All mothers know how life-changing motherhood can be and oftentimes, once we start having [...]
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The thing that is most striking about my parents is how hard they work. And they work hard not for themselves but for the people they love. They put up a manufacturing business nearly thirty five years ago and as a child, I often observed them at work. It was not uncommon for them to [...]
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My second child has extremely sensitive skin and since the day she was born, we have had to deal with it. She is allergic to pet dander, house dust, harsh soaps, peanuts and tomatoes, among others. The allergist even advised us to live where there are no acacia trees nearby. My husband and I then [...]
The headlines in the first week of August shocked Filipinos: Ivan Padilla, leader of the car theft gang at 23, dead in a shootout with police agents. It wasn’t his death that people talked about. Mostly, it was the fact that at age 23, he was a criminal, the leader of a gang that stole [...]
I was a grade school teacher once. Aside from the subjects I taught, it was also my task as a class teacher to prepare my class for school competitions. It was hard for me because I have always disliked competitive environments. Competition tends to breed hostility among people and this always causes a lot of [...]
I have been wanting to share my experiences in dealing with excess post-pregnancy weight. The weight issue is something that every woman has to grapple with at some point in their life, whether pregnant or not. But in the battle of the bulge, being pregnant seems to instantly to put most, if not all, women [...]
I used to be so fearful of my son being introduced to the internet. I have heard enough stories of youngsters visiting sites with inappropriate content and have always dreaded what this does to their young minds. My son learned to use a laptop when he was about 3 years old. He is very close [...]
One time, I heard my son singing “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles. Being a Beatles fan myself, I had to stop and investigate. Of all the songs out there, how did my son take interest in that old hit? I took a peek and saw him watching this You Tube video. Being an avid reader [...]
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