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28 Oct 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
As a harried father of two, I would say time is the obvious answer since my days and nights are preoccupied fulfilling all the myriad tasks needed to keep a toddler and a baby alive and healthy. But on further consideration, freedom is actually my...
2 Oct 2023 5 minute read 0 comments JaynieLea
I stumbled across a tweet the other day which hit me to my core. One of the greatest gifts in life is to be disrespected early in your life. Even better if it comes from someone you admire. That shit will fuel you for a lifetime. Even as I copied...
30 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Parenting for me. I have one toddler and one baby, and boy do they suck all the time and energy out of me. I have been finding parenting extremely tough. I have no support. It’s just me and my wife looking after them, so I feel imprisoned in a cell...
26 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
parenting woes #5 I don’t normally bring work home, but I took childcare leave on Wednesday to take care of my boy who inexplicably developed a raging fever. So I had to do work on Saturday because Spelling Bee finals was next Wednesday and I had 8 t...
24 Sep 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Parenting woes #4 You know, I’m positive that being a parent enhances one’s imagination. If there’s one piece of advice I would give parents-to-be, it’s this: expect curveballs. I would never in my wildest dreams expect certain misadventures to happe...
13 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
parenting rewards #1 If parenting is a pain in the ass and a killjoy, what glimmer of hope can an overworked parent hold on to? Is there a silver lining in this dark, turbulent cloud of parenting? I think every parent has a different coping mechanism...
9 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Parenting woes #3 This is what life at 43 boils down to. Holding my baby girl on my lap with my right arm, scooping fried rice at the coffee shop with my left arm. Why scooping? Because my baby girl is earnestly reaching out for my fried rice, so I n...
7 Sep 2023 2 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Parenting woes #2 I haven’t been a father for long but I have pro tips to dispense to young parents. Number 1: when your child is sick, make sure you call the paediatrician the day/night before to make sure that his/her clinic will be open the next d...
6 Sep 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Parenting woes #1 There are some truths you don’t figure out unless you become a parent. Here’s one: my child has an uncanny ability to fall sick during my holidays. Yes, I know I’m a teacher and enjoy more protected time than other professions and s...
4 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I have high hopes that my boy will climb the corporate ladder in the future. While mopping the floor, he opened the sliding door to the kitchen and mopped a bit of the kitchen floor, thus literally showing his largest stakeholder aka his mum how visi...
