In a couple of months, the greatest and most important woman in my life is going to celebrate her birthday. She is my mother, the person who painstakingly reared and unconditionally love me. The only person in the world who would...
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The Boom of Dating Sites
An alternative in finding love today is through the internet. In the past, you’d think that only the desperate ones try to find love (or lust) online, but not anymore. Statistics says that in 2012, 40million people visited or...
Names Parents Should Not Give Their Children
Naming their child is one of parents’ primal obligation and apparently, parents should take ”naming task” seriously. The Pope of Vatican recently pleaded Catholic worshipers to give their children names that are in the Christian calendar instead of naming them after celebrities,...
Motivations on Muscle Building
Yesterday was movie bonding with the family. We chose to watch the movie “Thor” from Marvel Comics which story talks about the God of Thunder from the Norse mythological deity. It was starred by Chris Hemsworth whom I believe will...
Teaching My Son About the Intestinal System
My son was having a hard time understanding the Intestinal System the other night when I get home. I got curious and take a look at what they’re studying at such an early age. It was quite difficult to...
Staying Fit
All of us wanted to live long enough to see our kids grow up and have a family of their own. But sometimes, we get too busy that we don’t have time to exercise anymore or we are just...
Passing of a Great Father
Every Father’s day, my longing for my ‘Tatay’ who passed away some six years ago is at its peak. It is during this time that I fervently hope he is still alive, still with us, and still fathering me...
Another Parenting Lesson
The hot weather is not helping a bit in my son’s skin asthma condition. The allergy go off both in very cold and very hot weather. It first manifested during our stay in Baguio City November of last year....
Mommy Journal: The First Field Trip
Being an over-protective mom, I have argued with my husband that we should allow our son to join educational field trips only at later part of his elementary education, say on his fifth or sixth grade. At first, my...
A Mom’s Sleepless Night
For the first time since I got married and became a mom, I slept the night alone. My husband’s work schedule is erratic. For months now, he works on a graveyard shift or popularly known to the call center...