Are we allowed to get mad at our parents? And if we are… are we allowed to stay mad at them? It would not be a normal household if children and their parents do not argue or fight with each other. Although many times during these so called fights subtle stabs at one’s guilt will [...]
What do you think is the worst thing your child can do to you that would lead you to disown him forever? With my kids being 5 and 2 respectively, I cannot imagine one thing that would make me estranged from them. If I had to base it on my own experience, I recall a [...]
I don’t believe that parenting is something that you learn by going to a school that teaches you how to do it. After all, who would be our teachers? I am not sure anyone can say they are the ultimate expert in parenting to qualify as a teacher of the subject. Its not like its [...]
How many children do you really want? If money, space, and time were no object, how many children would you want to have?
I have always felt that the ideal was to have one boy and one girl child in the family. For many years, I harbored a strong desire to be blessed with [...]
Ok! I confess… I have a lot of weird and unnecessary fears and phobia. One major fear I have since I was a kid is my fear of the dark. I remember how I used to pester my sisters and older brother by passing on to them chores my mom asked me to do if [...]
I attended a 2 hour talk of Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan in an office event the other day. She talked of parenting partnerships.
She talked of how parenting partnership does not necessarily compose of husband and wife. It can be mother and grandmother, or mother and brother, sometimes even a yaya (a.k.a nanny) can also be included [...]
