To be born again
As my child approaches his teenage years, I am starting to worry about whether he will continue to believe in all that I have taught him, or whether he will...
We give them ourselves
We became a family because we were in love. But as the children came, it became easier to love them, than to love each other. There is nothing more secure for a child, than for him to have parents who love one another. Till death do us part, for better or for worse. Everyday, we are learning how to love each other again.
We give them each other
They have their good days and they have their bad days. We teach them, that they are each other’s best friends. Unlike the unconditional love they receive from us, they have to earn each other’s respect, and they do. They have learnt to live with each other – have fun, fight, patch up and play together again. We are proud of them.
We give them roots
My child first came to the world, with my blood in his. He may leave us one day, but our genes stay forever in his. He grows up in our world and according to our choices. One day he will choose his own world, and live with his own choices. We give him a past, so he knows, that he is not alone in history. He is part of a narrative from long ago, which has endured till now. He has value. He has great worth.
We give them wings
My child has but one life to live. He wants to be happy, and I want him to live it as a righteous man. Happiness takes hard work, and being righteous even harder work. We give him all that we can, not necessarily everything he needs. For his destiny is beyond us, and he has to find his own ways and his own answers.
Ingrained in each child - in his heart and the depths of his being - is a dream. This dream is that which the child desires to do, for it gives meaning to his life. Walk with us, as we help our children reach their destinies, and discover our own.
A little boy and his cardboard box
I found a book titled “Little Boy”which I liked because it mentioned a little boy… I love seeing my little boy sleep. This picture reminds me of my sleeping boy. and...
The mother who could not snow-plough
As I was writing this, Samuel threw up in his sleep. He was to throw up four times in four hours. He may do it again, and I wonder how...
PSLE – social leveller
Today I wrote a letter to Chua Mui Hoong, who wrote the excellent article “A place for exams as social leveller” in the Sunday Times. Instead of writing a full...
Just get me the marks!
This is the last lap for Elkan and me, for PSLE 2012. At this stage, it is about one thing, and one thing alone – MARKS. I kind of enjoy...
I will teach you in ways you can understand
Today is the last class which Samuel will be taking at Berries. 真是有点儿不舍得。One of the reasons we stopped is because Samuel does not really like his current class. At first...
Formula for 11 times table
It is strange, but these two days, Elkan has been saying lots of “I’m so smart!” to himself and no one in particular. I asked him whether he is doing...
Allowing my child to fail
I managed to catch snippets of the recent Conversations with PM, and the discussions were on having children, education and the future of Singapore. One thing which Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar said stayed...
Nobody else loves them like I do
Yesterday I went to Tien Hsia to enquire about chinese class for Samuel. I went because a friend had highly recommended it. I know that Tien Hsia standards are high...
M.A.D. (Mum and Dad) time – for the love of our children
It is not easy for Edmund and I to get away on an extended date. We do spend regular time together – we jog together at least twice a week, and...
Howdy Cowboy! Happy birthday!
I have been doing theme parties for many years for my three sons. This year, I asked Samuel what theme he wanted for his birthday party. He said “Horse”. I...
We love Singapore because it is our Home
We have been celebrating National Day for as long as we can remember. For Edmund and I, it is important for us that our children love the nation in which...
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