Things, issues, and happenings I rave and rant about.
SINGAPORE – It’s a strange thing to come “home” without the mutant smell. It’s our third day here in Singapore, a trip taken for a couple of reasons one of which is because Jeff and I are celebrating our birthdays. We’re born on the same birth month. This is a …
And it happened. My four-year-old son threw the worst meltdown in the history of temper tantrums. It was a Sunday afternoon. Everyone was happy after a fun-filled activity at a play school. I won a major prize from a raffle draw (which happens once in a blue moon) …
Jeff left for Tokyo early morning of Saturday in classic Jeffrey fashion. He woke me up at around 5:30 a.m. – but don’t trust me on the accuracy of this narrative as I was only half awake that time – and asked me if I had money to spare for …
I never understood unconditional love until you came. I never believed in the great power of the heart to give love and spread love. I never realized that it is possible to love people before you even meet them. Your entry into my life came at a stage when I …
I recently brought along my soon-to-be four-year-old son to the southern Cebu town of Moalboal where I delivered a talk and workshop on feature writing. My fellow journalist, Doris Bongcac, and I took a three-hour land trip from Cebu City to Moalboal – around 92 kilometers in distance – to …
Parenting is never an effortless task; it always comes with the conscious realization that we, parents, are raising individuals who will one day become grown-ups tasked to make their own decisions and lead their own lives. Jeff and I are not perfect parents but I write this post to share …
I know you’ll understand this when you read this. Because if there’s one thing that any mother have in common it is that we often times feel guilty about not doing enough for our children. I am a young mother. I tried being a stay-at-home mother. If you read this …
I am in Japan as part of a goodwill exchange program called JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths); hence, I am away from Jeff and the mutants. The Jenesys program is sponsored by the Japan Government through the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) in partnership with the …
About nine months ago, less than a month after we moved back in Cebu after almost two years in the US, Jeff and I decided to enroll the twins in a local day care center. The decision was brought about by the realization that the twins need to interact with …
A year ago today I was an emotional wreck. We were still living in Kalispell, Montana and I was a stay-at-home mother taking care of two-year-old twins and a seven-month-old baby. I was still breastfeeding Jeff Junior and was on my last semester as a graduate student under the language …
