The Party (4th edition)
Yesterday Elkan and Elias’ friends came over for the Party. It’s our 4th party. It started at 1:30pm, after school, and they came for lunch. The last ones left at 6:30pm. I...
Level 6 happiness
Yesterday we had a lovely gift from the children. As part of my new approach to life, and to maintain my house’s newly-achieved status of being spick-and-span, I have decided to “use up”...
Wisdom of the crowd
As part of Samuel’s current cycle for Royal Ranger (Outpost 19), the whole family went for an outing to the LTA Transport Gallery. It was a really cool place. This is a mock...
Weekly Walks
Elias and I have been taking walks around the neighbourhood every Wednesday night. The walks started after he began having trouble at school. After some reflection, I realised that I must have...
Motherhood is its own reward
When I was a teenager, full of angst, and causing my mother untold amount of grief, hating myself and fearing retribution, I told her, that I will never have children....
It’s so fun to do work with my brothers
Samuel, being the youngest brother of two school-going brothers, had a very different experience growing up. While Elkan and Elias spent almost every weekend and public holiday in their early years...
Children are meant to be loved
I wonder how much parents know about what their children go through in school. Or am I the only one whose children suffer abuse in the hands of their teachers?...
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