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7 Apr 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
There comes a point in time when you realise that your children are their own people. That their personalities are distinct from yours. That you heave a sigh of relief because you are not raising little monsters. Though if you are dealing with human...
6 Apr 2024 2 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
It sounds incredible, but sometimes a random comment from a random netizen can change the way you view life forever. @handsome_latino once shared how he’s now a superhuman, thanks to parenting. Since then, whenever I get stuck in an unenviable paren...
23 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
I’m a Dad of 3—three girls. All being girls notwithstanding, that’s a fairly standard, nuclear family type of deal I suppose, but I began to veer from that, the most common travelled path, at 48 years of age after having found myself going against th...
21 Mar 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Bala
I have a 3 month old baby in my house. There have been a lot of changes in my personal and professional life ever since my Son came. I believe he will continue to bring us all more Joy and happiness in the family. Some people ask me how I manage ever...
20 Mar 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Brittany_Aus Explorers
My approach to parenting young kids in mid-life, when compared to my early 30’s, like my taste in music, has barely changed a bit. I’ve certainly changed and developed within myself, but there are traits that I have carried with along me, much like a...
14 Mar 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
I’m currently 50 years of age, with 3 daughters—one in her early 20’s, a 2-year-old, and a 5-month-old. The little ones aren’t the result of “accidents”, nor a means of staving off a midlife crisis by introducing babies into middle age—that would be...
5 Mar 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I have always known that I’m a free spirit. What parenting made me realise was how much I hated being bound by rules and obligations. I send my son to the childcare centre so that they can keep him alive while I’m working. I’m happy if the staff te...
28 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I live in a densely-populated, competitive Asian society, so it’s not uncommon to find parents signing their children as young as four up for enrichment classes. Elementary education used to be the place in which children learnt how to read and write...
18 Feb 2024 3 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
I couldn’t make this up even if I tried. I had two harrowing experiences today. And it isn’t even 12pm yet. It all started when I took both my kids to breakfast. I wanted to have breakfast at the coffee shop near my house. I caught my boy at the co...
26 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Sometimes, you just need a fresh pair of lens to evaluate your situation and calibrate your inner self. I have to give credit to @handsome_latino for the “superhuman” analogy. He mentioned about how not being a parent will make him miss out on the ch...
