Helping Parents Succeed
I am second to none.
I am the strictest father in the world.
For that, I am bestowed a “Mr. No” award by one of the world’s most trustworthy NGOs: my daughter.
J has the impression that I will say “No” to any request she makes.
I don’t know how I put that idea in her mind. Maybe it’s how I brought her up and taught her how to turn down any seduction from the commercial world. [Read more…]
Uncle Yang has four children.
They are now all grown-ups and each of them has their own family.
The sad thing is none of them cares about the aged Uncle Yang and his wife.
The only thing the children care is how to convince the grey-haired father to give them his last savings.
One day, when the most loved eldest son “abandoned” Uncle Yang and his wife, the other 3 children panicked and no one seemed to be interested in inviting them to stay with them.
All excuses were given not to take the parents in. [Read more…]
Real quick…
I don’t expect to get anything on my birthday. Who says you have to receive presents? Who fixed the rule?
As a “nonconformist” that I am, let’s do something different to celebrate life: by giving.
I’m having a special birthday celebration sale on my “The Nonconformist’s Guide Parenting” book.
Until Sunday, August 19th at midnight, you can get it for $5.00 off the regular price. [Read more…]
If you remember our encounter with HFMD, you’ll pray hard that it won’t happen again.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is not funny when it strikes your child.
Last Saturday, K was downed with fever in the evening. It subsided the next day but he suffered from sore throat after which.
The symptoms were the same as HFMD’s initial symptoms – minus the blisters on the hands and the feet.
“Oh no, not again! Could it be HFMD?” I thought. [Read more…]
Don’t get me wrong, I am not looking down on home-cooked food.
(Why should I? I am one who highly promotes it.)
I think the effort of parents preparing food at home is commendable.
It’s a lot of work and thinking and trying and making mistakes.
There are many reasons why parents cook at home.
One of them is to save money.
Secondly, it might be health reason.
I am more of the latter.
But wait… [Read more…]