Category Archives: Talking To Rockstar

The Bathtub Is The New Cardboard Box

Especially when it’s cold, the Rockstars have been spending more time in the warm tub. Sometimes, it’s a deep sea grotto, and they’re diving for gems and coral, sometimes it’s the latest installment of Masterchef. They also conduct Christmas bauble … Continue reading

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Guinea Pig Comes To Stay – Prologue, Epilogue, And Toilet Humor

Safari Kid has a Guinea Pig Weekend Program (:D I just like calling it that) where students can opt to host the school pet, filling in his travel journal as well. Both Rockstars had been on about this, the Miss … Continue reading

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Guinea Pig Comes To Stay – Rockstar Writes For The Miss’ “Homework Assignment”

         Prologue, Epilogue, and snarky comments about rodents with strange hairdos to follow…….

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Rockstarism #343/ #28 – Sometimes These Two Have Way Too Much ‘Tude.

#343/ #28   Rockstar: Mum. What starts with an F and ends with U-C-K? (I jump visibly) Rockstar: FIRETRUCK! HAR HAR HAR. ———————————————————————————————————- Miss: Who this? Who this? Who this, Mummy? <points to picture> Me: Ko-ko. Miss: Who this? Who this? … Continue reading

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Guiding Children’s Behavior – Seminar by Dr Louise Porter at Kennedy School (Part I)

Do people behave because of consequences, or because of needs? During the course, Dr Porter would pause periodically for the packed school hall of parents to absorb. It’s because of the “new-ness” of some of the ideas. They make perfect … Continue reading

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The Rest Of Our Halloween Night

For the past two years Rockstar, with or without the Miss, has spent virtually his entire school Halloween in the Cheese Brothers show. As they get older however, more of his friends would visit and talk about the other attractions … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #337 – of “Raising Emotionally Healthy Children”

#337 Rockstar’s school recently hosted a talk by child psychologist Dr Louise Porter who has a wealth of 30 years experience, and coming home from the packed auditorium, I’m greeted with: Rockstar: How was it, how was it? I show … Continue reading

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Rained In, What Are They Doin? (Or, Ways To Furnish A Doll’s House)

Like, WHERE were all these things when I was growing up, did I really play with all those Transformers? There’s cute little baby bunnies and kitties and darling little furniture (gonna avoid the “pretty girl doll/Barbie princess” thing as long … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Darling Miss (Sidestory: To Miss With Love, Rockstar)

Standard Haagen Dazs cake this year; well we did plan on that last year too, except then it melted in the fridge and I felt so bad I went out and got Cake with a capital C. This year I … Continue reading

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This Is What Kids’ Sunday School Looks Like Nowadays…

IslandECC has 3 adult services and 2 kiddie services, and I can safely say we’ve attended every one of those with almost equal frequency, thanks to a combination of Kings’ work/ travel schedule, whether Rockstar’s classmate’s mum is driving (some services … Continue reading

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