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Thoughts of Papa

March 3rd, 2010 Comments off

When I was commuting about four hours ago, many thoughts entered my mind. First, it was my Dad. Well, I think of him from time to time. I was closer to my father. I would say, I love him more. He is not with me anymore. I hope and pray for his soul to be [...]

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The vegetable trick

February 4th, 2010 Comments off

I am into cooking this day. That is why I am glad that I am always at the 12 to 9 shift. Anyways, my son’s favorite is red rice. It is actually red sauce. His favorite is Del Monte Afritada sauce. do we just heat it? Nah! Of course, we have to cook afritada. Simple, [...]

Do you resort to bribing your child?

January 22nd, 2010 1 comment

Rewards and punishment is one of the most popular and widely used method knowingly or unknowingly by parents in diciplining their children. Child psychology is really challenging, is it not? I just came across this thought because my son was crying a while ago and to appease him and make him totally stop, I gave [...]

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Claps your hands in the air

November 20th, 2009 Comments off

Alright now, clamps your hands in the air! What? Maybe you mean, clap? I was talking to my son. Sometimes, he pronounces words in a very different manner. He still has this difficulty in saying some letters especially if already combined with the other characters in the alphabet. But, I am proud of my son [...]

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Wake up, wake up, wake up

July 9th, 2009 Comments off

Wake up, wake up, wake up! You would hear that every morning inside our house! It is 6Am and we all have to wake up! When I was in elementary, I did not have to wake up this early or had I? That was a long time ago, I could not recall anymore, ha,ha,ha! My [...]

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Mom and Child Talk: I want to make a robot with brain

June 30th, 2009 Comments off

My son was able to watch in the news about the human android. It is a robot that has the ability to give human expressions. A while ago, my son said that he wants to make an android. A robot whom he could talk to. I told him that he could not talk to the [...]

Signal No. 1, no classes for Pre-schoolers

June 24th, 2009 Comments off

My son was absent from school last Monday because of terrible colds.  I do not want other kids catch the virus. Come Tuesday, he looked fine thus we sent him to school. My son loves to go to school because he is bored inside our little house. He loves to play with other kids and [...]

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Excited for the classes to start

May 29th, 2009 Comments off

Though it would mean more traffic when the classes open, I am excited! Well, my son would be in PREP already! I hope that he would learn to read and write by that time. However, I would miss those times when he would always ask us to write on his drawing board every word that [...]

Baby things

May 23rd, 2009 Comments off

My husband’s niece recently gave birth to a bouncing baby girl! This weekend, we are planning to buy her a gift. We are thinking if we are to give her a Bob stroller or a diaper bag. Baby clothes are in the options too. As I thin about baby things, I feel like I would [...]

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Mom and child talk: Please, let me borrow your laptop

April 2nd, 2009 Comments off

Okay, I could not take my son’s crying anymore. He really is bugging me for him to borrow my laptop. Our desktop needs some repair and my techy hubby is not just yet in the mood to fix it. I think my son is going to succeed and would be able to lay his hands [...]

Mom and child talk: I am not a food

February 9th, 2009 Comments off

Balancing work, being a housewife and motherhood has been becoming hard for me as the days go by. My son is growing up and as he matures, he now knows how to demand time. Sometimes it really breaks my heart knowing that I am not giving him what he deserves. You know, I have to [...]

Mom and child talk: Please go home, I need you

January 10th, 2009 Comments off

I have mentioned that my child is sick. However, I still have to go to the office. Good thing my husband is available to take care of him. I just content myself with those phone calls. I check up almost every hour if he had his milk, took his medicines, and if those medications are [...]