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People will tell you that the Terrible Two is just phase. "Two-year-old toddlers throw tantrums to test your limit. This is a phase that will quickly pass. Just hang in there," they say. This is so not true. The terrible two phase can happen at any age. At 7 this year, Isabel is being a … Continue reading Terrible Seven

Having a quick breakfast before going to daycare As I am sitting here in the hospital, waiting for Isabel to be discharged after being one week here with dengue, I was thinking of what my 7-year-old daughter does every day since she started primary school. She started off fine for the first month of school. … Continue reading Life of a 7-year-old

It's the time of the year again, when I should be going to the store room to bring out the boxes of Christmas tree and ornaments. It seems like just a few months ago that we just put the Christmas tree back into the store room. This year, though, I am feeling really lazy. It's … Continue reading Alternative DIY Christmas Trees

This was the moth that greeted me on my first day of work at the new company which I just joined in October. I snapped a photo of it and sent it to my husband, asking what was he doing at my office. I used to call him a MOTH - an acronym for Man … Continue reading What I wish people would understand about FTWMs

Last Saturday, after Ethan finished his Robotics class at school, there were a few kids from the class who were playing basketball. Ethan said he wants to play for a while and I asked him to go ahead. So he went over to the kids but before he could even play, one of the kids … Continue reading When kids exclude other kids