Open Letter to All Parents with Kids Older than 9 Dear Parents: (Especially those with teenagers or adult kids and were hounding and encouraging us to have many children) Please sit down as you read this. I’m trying to be diplomatic and fair as I write this. I love my kids. I really really do. I…
I was from an elite primary school. Much thanks to my parents who decided to register me in what was then a Pure Chinese School. You see, my parents don’t speak Mandarin, and they figured they had better enrol me in a Chinese environment to boost my chances to pass this compulsory subject. Well, the…
My son has eczema. I like to think I’m exaggerating, and it’s just a bad heat rash. I’m in denial cos no one else in the family has it. But he does and we are constantly looking for a cream or a cleanser that works. These mild soap cleansers and special formulated creams are not…
Quick Question: Who gets angry faster and scarier–The Teacher or The Parent? Here’s what happened to Nicole this morning. At 6.30 a.m., just before leaving the house, she came to me with a Spelling Book and Pen. You see, she forgot to get my signature on her latest spelling test. This may seem perfectly ok to…
Recently, when we did a road trip to Malaysia, we realised the best DVD to watch in the car was the all-time favourite, Award winning movie—The Sound of Music. The kids loved the show, the storyline, and of course the catchy songs! When we realised that The Sound of Music musical was coming to town,…
I grew up with Essence of Chicken. My earliest memory of drinking it is pre-exams period in secondary school. Then, my mum would say make it sound like it was a privilege that I get to drink something that is “usually for adults”. And she would go on to emphasise the virtues of that black…
Some of you may have read about it or saw it in the social media postings. Mum’s The Word is one of the finalists for Best Family Blog in the Singapore Blog Awards 2014!! Woohooo I’m so excited! It is a huge confidence booster as I realised there are people out there (who are not…
