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A thin line between telling the truth and lying

You go to a party and your friend bakes a tort for the birthday child. The tort was reallly good but not suitable for children’s palate. It had a chocolate glaze and your child says Why didnt you just buy a cake. Luckily you are good friends with said person. And she replies and says [...]

I passed!

I had my English test today. The thing is I knew I would do well. But still there was the niggling thought, I havent taken tests exams for so long. What if I mess up and they throw me in ESL classes. What if after all these years, one forgets all the basic grammar rules. But I [...]

Convo between my kids

We were getting into the van after the ortho appt on Tues. Me: Dentists are very expensive. One of you, when you are grow up, need to become a dentist. Ashu: I am not so not becoming one. I want to be a librarian. Avasha: Why do you want us to become a dentist? Ashu: [...]

Day 13/Co-op Preschools

Sonia has a post up about how she is being questioned by strangers as to why her 2.5 yr old is NOT going to any preschool. I thought I will throw in my 3 cents about the topic as well. I have been wanting to write about co-op preschools.  A co-op preschool is very different from [...]

Day 9/Food Tag

Shilpa had the food tag up and I read it at a few other blogs. And since I am on a mission to blog everyday, I need all the help I can get. The tag rules are Five memorable meals ever eaten: It could be anything that makes the meal memorable – the food, the place, [...]

Blast from the Past

Both TND and CA expressed a desire to see me prior kids. I can barely recall what we did last week let alone how I looked 12 years ago but I went hunting into deep crevices of my closet, searching in the dark corners of my suitcase. The one that had travelled back and forth from Singapore [...]

Things They dont tell you in Parenting Books XII

Madonna’s Like  AVirgin comes on the radio. We are driving home from school, just the boys and I Neil: Mum What does virgin mean Me: Look out the window, is that a firetruck, lowers the volume. Neil, its gone now, what does it mean? Me: It means someone who doesnt have babies yet Neil: Are you [...]

Confessions of a Crazed Mom**

 I tell the girls, I am coming upstairs to tuck them in and  at timesI dont come up till they are asleep. I hide the good chocolate in the cabinet above the fridge I tell them I dont have any money to buy from the ice-cream truck and he doesnt accept c/c. When I am [...]

D'oh!

Quite a few people that I know in real life read my blog. My sisters, my cousins, a friend in CO(Hi Rose) and not to mention my dad. (Although I think he has now stopped). But these people who read me, I never see them. They live too far away. I dont have to see them [...]

How to bring 3 or more children out alone

  My 3rd child is 10 months old and I am wondering how you manage to bring all of them out by yourself. Getting in and out of the car has become a pain. I have been actually staying at home to avoid going out. Can you give me some tips?   I received another email. On [...]

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