11th March
2013 ,
Posted by Violet Lim -
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I met my hubby Jamie when I was 20 years old. We were both studying at University of Manchester. He was an Accounting and Finance student and I was reading Law. He was actually a year my senior. And honestly, I was not really his ‘type’. That is another story altogether. Long story cut short, »
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14th October
2012 ,
Posted by Dannie -
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicked off the National Conversation during this year’s National Day Rally and highlighted the declining birth rates as one of the Government’s top priorities to tackle. Since then, we’ve heard from various surveys, saw people contributing their views in various newspapers and forums.
Longer paternity leave. Longer maternity leave. Cheaper and yet »
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29th September
2012 ,
Posted by Kelvin Ang -
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Daddies are perhaps one of the most misunderstood species on the face of this planet.
Because admit it – at some point in our lives, all of us did feel that our Daddies were the dumbest creatures that ever came into existence. Okay, maybe some spouses do fall into that category but let’s not digress. We felt that »
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21st August
2012 ,
Posted by Kelvin Ang -
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I am sure you must have heard it all before — parents lamenting that they hardly have any free time to themselves after the kids arrive, but yet in the same breath they gush about their kids being the most precious things to them in the entire universe and how they will not trade them »
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22nd April
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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fren·e·my [fren-uh-mee]
noun
Informal . a person or group that is friendly toward another because the relationship brings benefits, but harbors feelings of resentment or rivalry.
Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE Coco deeply and I don’t think of her as my enemy (well, not most of the time anyway).
But THIS is a different situation altogether:
When she gets between me and my beauty sleep, my blanket (because she kicks it off) and my husband, then yes, the »
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19th February
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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I recently read an article in Sunday Lifestyle! where the journalist lamented about children driving a wedge between friends i.e. when one party becomes a parent, it is inevitable that lifestyle changes dictate that the dynamics of the relationship also change.
That article held true for me during the early part of our journey to parenthood. »
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29th November
2011 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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Before I had a baby, I was always at a loss for ideas when it came to getting gifts to congratulate the new parents. More often than not, I ended up getting an item for the baby, which always turned out to be something cute but not particularly useful, like a nice onesie or cute »
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21st October
2011 ,
Posted by Mandy -
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Cristan’s been revelling in tons of attention from his doting grandparents this week!
Tim had to travel overseas for work the entire week, so I decided to stay over at my parents’ place for a couple of days. I had planned a few external meetings and needed them to babysit, so it made more sense for »
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26th September
2011 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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The little Coco bean turned one month old earlier this week on 22 September.
The passing of the first month marks many milestones for both parents and baby.
For us, I’m happy to report that, under tutelage from my mum who took leave for a month to help us, we seem to have mastered the basics of »
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14th September
2011 ,
Posted by Dannie -
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NOTE: The wife and I decided to write this particular story separately and post them up together. Thought it would be interesting to see if we remembered the same things!
It was Sunday morning. I woke and rolled over to the wife, intending to give her a light kiss on her forehead. But she was already »
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