Category Archives: aileensml

Dear Rockstar, Almost 8 years ago, to the day, Mummy strode over to her bosses, colleagues and compliance officers with you, the giant belly lump responsible for a 25kg weight gain,  and said, “Off to have a baby in 2 days. … Continue reading →

#78 Because the Miss knows stuff….. On the Christmas story, specifically Mary and baby Jesus: Miss: Do you know what, Mummy? <authoritatively> God gives us babies. ——————————————————————————————————– Upon seeing the classic nativity scene which depicts Joseph kneeling, the manger, etc in a … Continue reading →

#77 To be fair she appears to eat like a horse though… As does Rockstar…  Miss: Can I have popcorn, Mummy? My body needs it. ——————————————————————————————————— Miss: Mummy, is candy healthy? Me: No, it’s not. Miss: Is cake healthy? Me: … Continue reading →

Written with Rockstar’s permission… 20 minutes. Rockstar and friends were at Funzone with other mummies in attendance and I had gone on a quick errand to the Mannings, next door. I come back to find Rockstar sobbing heatedly and openly. My heart sinks. Rockstar has … Continue reading →

#76 In Hokkien, I believe the term is “ngeh-ngeh lai.” Like, anyhow also can, just langgar your way through… Miss: I have a new friend in school. Me: Oh, that’s nice darling, who is it? Miss: <pause> He doesn’t have a … Continue reading →

The Miss was beside herself, when Rockstar came in bearing his new blue-red belt and head guard. It’s not easy being 3.5, when minimum age requirement to start taekwondo lessons is 4; the Miss goes through periods of asking every … Continue reading →

Rockstar came back from sports camp Friday evening, and like at least 5 other Kennedy School kids by my count, had taekwondo belt grading on Sunday. 4 of the 6 kids were girls, all taking intermediate-and-above belts, with one girl … Continue reading →

Rockstar: Hey, Mum… Me: Oh! Um.. Hi. …You know that’s not your bag, right? Rockstar: Hmm? Yeah, we just grab one each and move ’em in…  Rockstar moves on to go line up in his class/group, and I stay with … Continue reading →

“He Left For Camp (And She… Stole Someone’s Dog?)” could be the lyrics to the next hit song… There’ve been stranger words… There is a song out there in my distant past that revolves almost solely around “Last Night A DJ Saved … Continue reading →

Kennedy School Y4 Natural Disasters Exhibition (Or, You Will Never Look The Same At A Marshmallow Again 🙂 Predominantly picture post; Because That Thing They Say About Pictures And A Thousand Words… Most of it isn’t Rockstar’s btw – amongst themselves his … Continue reading →