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29 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Parenting is chock-full of sudden occurrences like this. My son wakes up at 6am to prepare for school. My daughter, who was supposed to wake up one hour later, woke up a few minutes after her brother. There was no time to waste. If I allowed my daugh...
6 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Everyone posts happy photos of their kid’s first day in school but no one posts about the trauma they face in getting their offspring out of the house in the first place. As an exceptional teacher, I once served as the physical alarm clock for a 15-y...
27 Nov 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
While exploring the theme of freedom, @billytheked expressed hopes of becoming a father one day and requested that I write something about experiencing freedom as a parent. Which immediately left me stumped because my stance has always been that I ha...
26 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Happiness Journal 26/11/25 My daughter practically tumbled out of the glass door, shrieking in delight, pleased as punch with her intricately braided hair. As if she didn’t display her joy clearly enough, she spun around like a ballerina on steroids...
5 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Parenting has been widely perceived to be this problematic endeavour that threatens to rip off your money. But I think it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg if we are strategic and savvy in how we spend time raising our children. I present here my...
30 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Parenting Happiness Journal 26/10/25 The son is obsessed with Light Rail Transit trains, so I suggested that we travel to Bukit Panjang LRT station. He then promptly suggested that we board bus 171 to reach our destination. Dumbfounded, I asked h...
11 Oct 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Happiness Journal 22/9/25 Most days, I drag my feet to pick up my children because I have nothing but a night of drudgery to look forward to. Today, however, I hastened my steps like a rat scurrying towards a mousetrap for two reasons. First, the son...
6 Oct 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Started the day right by using Epic to read a book aloud to my son. He turned to me and said, “animals can grow!” I didn’t even realise he knew this word - grow. As busy adults, 15 minutes is too little for us to get started on any one task. When I...
22 Sep 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Happiness Journal 15/9/25 First day of the school term, and I’m besieged by various tasks. Still, I left school early enough to pick up my boy 10 mins earlier than usual. What was noteworthy was that he was in a receptive mood to read a Chinese book...
25 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments theinspired
So, readers, how many of you deploy this method of parenting? I was raised in this style and while sometimes it was a bit extreme the point was well received. My momma didn't have to repeat things too many times. Of course as I got older the butt wh...
