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Wisdom Beyond His Years

Mommyhood

“He is your son…he can sense your feelings…” That’s what my mother told me some months ago and I believe her. How can a boy who is not even 4 years old, who depends on me to get him his juice, to give him his bath, to feed him, to clothe him and to cuddle him before bed find the wisdom beyond his years? It is truly astonishing. Our children picked up on our vibes, I’ve read and heard about it but nothing prepare me for what this boy had given me. They will know if you’re troubled. They can sense these things although they may not fully comprehend the truth or the extends of what ever weighing you down. .....

Pickin’ My Battles

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Any mother of a toddler – well maybe all mothers – will know that we are constantly have to pick our battle when it comes to our children, right? Dealing with a very strong headed little boy who’s not even 4 – he’ll 4 soon enough on December. It’s a constant bargaining, tugging and bending… When it comes to pickin’ my battles I had surrender when it comes to these: Scenario: Bath times. Lil’ A: “Don’t wash my hair!” His Mommy: Sniffin’ on his curls if there’s no noticeable smells then the shampoo will be put back in the shelf. Upon going places, he will pick his own shoes and often times will pick his Thomas boots – even when .....

Is Indonesian Parents Spoil?

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With how cheap domestic helper/nanny/maid whatever you want to call it here in Indonesia, has Indonesian become spoil parents? Granted there are still parents who go against the ‘tradition’ of having their own nanny and plunge head first into the unknown role of parenting but it seems a lot of parents – specifically those within the middle-upper class economic status – these days would be on the hunt for a nanny even before they decide which crib to pick. So when one of my blogger friend questioning about this “nanny nation” trend because she saw Western family with a baby dining out without a nanny and they seems alright while right on another table she saw local families with their .....

Will Indonesian Language Go Extinct?

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New York Times ran an article a couple of days ago about how Indonesians’ younger generations nowadays are more fluent in English, some can’t even master the national language. It’s a pretty good article and pretty much portraying the current ‘trend’ in upper – middle class parenting accurately. I have noticed this since we moved back here, these little children running around talking in fluent English with their Nannies barely-there-English tendering after them. Me, I think it is fantastic to introduce another language to a child since their tender age because we all know that it’s easier to teach them early but honestly it is sad to thinks that most of these children can’t even speak in their own native .....

Weekly Roundup – 3rd Week of July

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Time to do a roundup again. I’m starting to love doing this. Last Tuesday, I had my first guest post over at The Urban Mama. They are one of the most influential Indonesian Mommy Website. Their readers were really sweet and gave me great response. Thanks TUM for having me. Don’t you just love something with a tag line “there is always a different story in every parenting style”. Word of the week in this household has been “Oh, man!!!” Told the Little Tornado it’s time for his bath, he grunted “Oh, maaaan!” same replies when I told him it’s time for bed. I’ve been so fascinated seeing him playing by himself and talking away imagining things while he built .....

That Demon Was Real

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photo credit: helgasms Some of you, especially mothers know what Baby Blues is all about. You might have read it somewhere or heard it through the grapevines, just like I had heard about it before and proclaimed that I would never go through one. Big mistake… With a difficult pregnancy caused by my severe preeclampsia, bed ridden for four weeks straight, two hospitalizations, never ending check-ups followed by an emergency c-section at 35th weeks of my pregnancy then later watched our newborn baby helplessly laying under an oxygen hood…it took a toll on me emotionally. What suppose to be happy new mommy moments seemed like a far away dream for me. Yes, I cried happy tears when I finally got .....

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