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Things You Can’t Say To Even Your Closest Mum Friends #1

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

True friends are honest with one another. Yeah right. It’s just really hard to swing when it comes to parenting or kids, unless you are an absolute master of Dale Carnegie. Even then it’s more likely you open your well-meaning … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #127 (And Happy Father’s Day)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by admin

Fathers’ Day Morning pic before church… A father’s gotta do what a father’s gotta do… After church what Kings really wanted to do was marathon-sleep…  Ah well, he gets to pick what he really wants to do today right… So … Continue reading →

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It’s What You Make Of It

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

  Rockstar: Mum. Are you helping me out in school today? Me: <satisfactorily> Yes. (First day of school after the Easter hols, who knew I really did have a volunteer session coming up and could say that. Rockstar asks quite … Continue reading →

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To Scream Or Not To Scream

Posted on March 20, 2011 by admin

<stricken look from Rockstar> “What – no. Noo!!! NOOO!!!!!! You did NOT drop my (Pandora) charm in there!! I TOLD you to b CAREFUL!!! This is y I NEVER let you touch those near where you can drop them and … Continue reading →

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Dog Training And The GIK In Parenting (Continued)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

Random pics of the village we were at Just a follow up because I’m getting emails.. Guess I shouldn’t be too surprised the GIK elicited some reaction. GIK behavior is extremely unacceptable to mums I know in Hong Kong. One … Continue reading →

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Dog Training and The GIK In Parenting

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

Random pics from the village we were at Cesar Millan, host of National Geographic’s Dog Whisperer who counts numerous “impossible” success stories under his belt, once gave up on a Chihuahua whose owner who couldn’t bring herself to correct the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Rockstar (Again)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by admin

It’s a bit of a problem, when your birthday is a little too close to that of a bigger superstar’s. Especially when whole countries go on holiday and 4 Sundays before that Christians light candles. Even though you are a … Continue reading →

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Priceless Pic #123 a.k.a. I Thought Men Only Think This Is Funny When They’re Drunk

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

Rockstar’s best scurrying spider impersonation to the tune of Itsy Bitsy Spider sung as fast as he can… Spiders, apparently, also wear an extra pair of pants on their head… Beats me where he got this one… He’s been doing … Continue reading →

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Significant Conversation #101: What Makes A Girl

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

Me: How was school today? Rockstar: It was good <smiling> Me: Played with X, Y, Z? Rockstar: <smiling> Yeeah. But Z wasn’t there today. W got pushed. He cried. Me: So… <cautiously> You like school. Rockstar: NO! There. Are. Girls. … Continue reading →

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The Effect Of Music On A Rockstar’s Mind

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin

*Warning… Entry may be completely devoid of writer’s usual wit and charm <oh come on, it’s my blog isn’t it> because she’s working things out in her own head about how, when and whether to start Rockstar on music lessons. … Continue reading →

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