Last May, with God’s grace, I was able to finish my masters in counseling psychology. I was about to begin my counseling practise wherein I already paid my deposit and advance for the condo unit I chosen. But a week after I made my payment, we discovered that I’m with our second baby. My first […]
“I don’t need a man” is like a mantra
I saw an image quote yesterday that says, “the smartest thing that a woman can learn is to never need a man.” I forgot the exact quote, but something to that effect. It’s good that there were several feminist men and women who disagreed with the quote. One woman called to stop gender-hate statements and […]
Our Family is on Daylio
Daylio is an app that allows you to log your thoughts, moods, feelings while engaging with certain activities and people. Basically it’s a diary, journal and mood tracker app. Daylio also includes a feature that shows you the frequency of your entries based on your moods, people, and activities. I started using Daylio last February […]
Yesha’s Screen Time Rules
I don’t exactly remember when we began implementing our screen time rules with Yesha. But I guess a few years ago. Screen time for her means watching videos and playing video games. She can still use her tablet anytime for drawing using the stylus that came with the gadget. Mind you, she can draw and […]
Trick or Treat at Fun Ranch
This was our second time to join a Halloween Trick or Treat Party. When Yesha was 3 or 4 years old, our first one was a big disappointment. First, the venue was overcrowded, I couldn’t even remember anything that happened at the time. Second, they had ran out of loot bags. And because I didn’t […]
Socialization of Homeschoolers
As homeschooling parents, one of the questions that people frequently ask us is, “how do you socialize your child?” I guess, what they’re truly asking is “how do you mingle your child with other kids?” My answer is, we enroll our daughter at a gymnastics club and we schedule playdates with her friends. Our homeschool […]
How my 7 year old learned to Read
One of my questions before was how will Yesha learn to read. But then, at around six or seven years old, Yesha has learned to read chapter books and is quite enjoying it. She can now read independently on her own with fluency and comprehension. But she still sometimes need assistance for big words such […]
Depressed Mothers: Reasons of Depression and Loneliness
At different points of my life as a mother, I experience bouts of depressive symptoms. There are times when I feel empty, lonely, and unfulfilled despite the fact that life has been good to me and our family. I actually couldn’t ask for more. I also noticed that I didn’t experience these feelings of depression […]
When loved ones disappoint us
People will disappoint me, just as I will disappoint them. But I’m not going to talk about my weaknesses. Instead I will focus on how to accept relationship disappointment as a sensitive person that I am. Surely, my relationships bring joy and meaning to my life, but they are not perfect at all. And the […]
Introverts: How to care and love yourself ?
“Love yourself first.” Some women are stumped when they receive this kind of advice. It sounds like alien which they’ve never heard about. They weren’t even aware that they’re suppose to love themselves, much less know the specific ways to go about it. And so they would return with a question: How do I do […]