Guardian
Angel
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Change
is inevitable. If we resist change, it would only make
things worse. I try to convince myself that change is
good but it's not easy to accept the fact that my kakak,
my housekeeper, my cook, my nanny and my friend is going
to leave us for good.....
Barney
Concert
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Against
my better judgement, I bought front row tickets the
Barney concert that came to town. Read about my first
encounter with the purple dinosaur that claims that
imagination can solve worldly problems....
Blessing
and Wheezing
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Jared
is the joker in the lot while Marsha gets a scare when
Joshua starts wheezing...
Ear
Cut
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I
am not the family hairdresser, my husband is. He cuts
hair for our kids religiously and besides, whenever
I cut hair for the kids, he would complain. But this
time, the hair cut that he performs for the kids turns
out to be an ear-cut....
Love
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It's
really funny....I just realized that kids have a different
idea about what love is as compared to what all of us
adults do. Meanwhile, Marsha evaluates the differences
so apparent between her two sons....
9
o'clock and sex education
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Joshua
has developed this keen interest in 9 o'clock but that's
only because we place so much emphasis on it....it's
9 o'clock, time for school. And 'is it 9 o'clock yet?
You can only play computer at 9 o'clock'.....is it any
wonder?
Samseng
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"You
don't touch me, I don't touch you", that seems
to be Jared's attitude to life. But then what happens
if someone DOES DECIDE to...you know, touch him? They
will see the horrifying side of this little tot.
Time
out for Jared
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Josh
has been through it before although I have to say that
the result in lack than encouraging. But this, after
Jared have misbehaved, I have decided to bring back
the use of this age-old parenting disciplining technique
- the TIME OUT.
Bye
Bye Poo
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Jared
goes through a very different and cute phase in his
life and this proud mama can't help but write about
the funny things that he does.
Doing
the right thing
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Once
upon a time, I had to grapple with everyone who thought
that I was doing the wrong thing with josh, pointing
out that I have spoilt Josh rotten because I was TOO
POSITIVE a parent. But thankfully, Josh now reaches
a stage whereby he's showing signs of wanting to do
the right thing...
Birthday
Over
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Not
all of us have the privilege of sharing birthdays not
with 1 but 2 persons within the family. And so, none
of us can really fathom the potential problems involved
in organizing joint-birthdays like these....
Birthday
Boys
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It's
my sons' birthdays - yes, April Fool's day rolls around
again and it's the time of the year to celebrate the
birthdays of the three most important people in my life
- Joshua, Jared and my mom!
Learning
every day
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Joshua
decides he wants to learn how to skate after all and
Jed wants to wear his own pants!
Kids
bring light
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When
the day is terrible, who would've thought that spending
a day with kids could bring so much joy to a fully-grown
adult?
Kiss
Wipe
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I
am desperately looking for the culprit. Someone taught
my kids, Josh in particular that kissing is smelly,
foul and a terrible thing. Someone just taught my son
that kissing is like....you know, scientifically and
practically speaking - spit swapping!
The
good thing about my kids
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It's
always easier to complain and note the negative things
about the people around us. Try writing down 10 good
things about your parents or siblings and you will know
what I mean. So, it's hard and unnatural for some of
us to actually have to make an effort to write NICE
things about our own family....
A
much-needed holiday
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While
we only intended to drive 5 hours to attend a friend's
wedding, we ended up taking a 3-night holiday on the
east coast of Malaysia. Thank Goodness we did too!
Daddy
knows boys
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I
dreaded it and waited for it to happen...and now it
is! What am I going to do? Surrounded by big and small
men, it cannot be denied that daddy can throw a screwball
better than mommy.
Body
Snatching
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Never
again, it sure feels like it, will my body be entirely
mine. Having to hide from a breast-hungry toddler is
no joke and I want my body back!!
Too
careful for comfort
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Marsha
writes thinks back about her babies, comparing them
to the peoeple they have turned out to me. Tear-jerkingly
writing about the babyhood that will never come again...
Buying
Time
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Marsha
writes thinks back about her babies, comparing them
to the peoeple they have turned out to me. Tear-jerkingly
writing about the babyhood that will never come again...
Princess
Mommy
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Jared
falls off the stairs and is building up his vocabulary
at lightning speed. In the meantime, Joshua wants to
go buy a daddy at the store and thinks his mommy is
a Princess....
We're
alive
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Kakak
has gone back to Indonesia for a holiday and mommy Marsha
is left struggling with her kids and realized that getting
two kids to cooperate with her is a job they should
teach in school....
Insanity:
symptoms of a new parent
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In
this article, Marsha ponders over the way she handled
Joshua when he was her only child. Comparing it to the
way she's handling Jared now, there's lots to laugh
about...
Second
to None
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Jared
may be second in line in the family tree. But really,
this kid does the darnest things and he is really, in
my heart, second to none.
Just
Average
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Marsha
ponders over Joshua's second report from school. With
words like 'slow' and 'weak', is she really expecting
too much from her first child, who's only THREE AND
HALF!
Kid
Logic
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Jared
keeps Marsha on her toes with his funny and frustrating
antics while Joshua makes perfect sense when he talk
nonsense...
Getting
Old
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When
your back starts creaking and you feel that your kids
are demanding your life...that's when you start feeling
a little ..... well, aged.
Wrong
but not THAT wrong
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Joshua
tried to enforce a household rule on Jared but employing
the wrong method. The thing is that, he's not completely
wrong.....
Choosing
Me
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A
little update of the development in the kids and Marsha
ponders over the superficial question about who has
chosen who.....
Naked
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While
Josh is showing signs of being tamed, Jared is starting
to oggle dear mommy in the bath.
Raising
a brat and a pet
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While
Jared is sweeping everyone off their feet with his constant
giggles and cheery nature, Josh is going through a tumultous
time, giving mommy serious ulcer problems....
Toddling
Terror
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Everyone
thinks I am crazy when I cry over the fact that I missed
the very first step Jared took. I saw the second and
third but hey, I missed the FIRST! Isn't that something
everyone else cries over?
Who
needs a lesson? Me or my babies?
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Christma
is an EXCITING time...for me, that is. Instead of waiting
for Christmas morning like I should, I m tearing my
kids' Chrissy presentslike it was for me
Joshua
gets a new pet
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With
Isabelle new pet, I got Joshua a pet turtle but it doesn't
come without hassle....like everything else.
You
smell like Heaven
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Marsha
figures out that she needs to stop, once in a while
to smell the hair on Jared's head.
Wrong
baby
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Who's
mommy been feeding? Gosh, she feeds the wrong baby,
wipes the wrong mouth and scolds the wrong baby. What's
wrong with mommy?
Thanking
Stars
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Mommy
feels a little left out and starts wondering if there
should be more to life than her babies.
Halloween
Smash
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Joshua
and Jared attends a Halloween Party. Read about how
it went.
Wait
till we get home, You Naughtiness!
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Oooohhhh...I
am so going to give your backside a haard whack when
we get home from the shopping centre.
The
40-bucks Dilemma
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What
kind of a mother is this? A mother who haggles over
the price of a pair of cheap shoes while heaving out
a pack of notes to pay for a toy her kids won't even
play with? Insanity!
A
lesson to be learnt
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Sometimes,
there are lessons to be learnt from life, from our children
