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I’m no gardener. As a matter of fact, every single plant that has been given to us has suffered premature expiration, no matter how much attention I give it. But as the kids grow older and I find myself thinking that I Need…  

Brunch at The Bee, Jaya One, on Saturday. (Brandon sees the waitress plonking a bowl of brown sugar on our table.) Brandon: Mummy, can I eat the sugar please? Me: No Brandon, you can’t. Brandon: But why? Me: Because you’ll be bouncing off the walls. You can’t…  

There are times when you feel like you’re at the end of your tether; when one innocent request from a child sends you screaming down the hall at noone in particular, because you really, really would like to have some privacy and…  

Blows off cobwebs * Hi. I’m Michelle. You know, the author around here? Nice to meet you. Again. I have all these thoughts dammed up in my brain. Yet while they’re desperately seeking an outlet to be expressed, I just can’t fathom where…  

These days Brandon usually quips that he’d rather not go to playschool. Which gets me thinking, what if one day I really need to pull them out of school? How would I keep them occupied? Doing things with the kids at this age (Brandon…  

It’s the school Raya break this week. So this morning I asked the kids if they’d like to go for an outing—specifically, on a train. We were all so excited about it! So we did. We went to KLCC, reciting the names of…  

No, I’m not talking about moving out of our apartment, or having more kids. Three’s just fine, thank you very much! (Although, I have mentioned a few times to friends that looking at Reuben now, I melt and entertain the insane thought…  

These past couple of days have seen some very embarrassing displays of bad behaviour from the kids—and me. Trying to get them to behave well makes me feel like a pot calling the kettle black… It’s awful. Let me set the stage first…  

Because I simply don’t have the luxury of spending time to edit my thoughts. So here I am laid bare. It’s 12:28am and my eyelids are drooping. I wonder how our Muslim friends can fast daily for a month. Guess it’s something they’ve…  

There have been so many instances lately where I found myself at a loss to know what to do/say/how to react. Brandon, clearly hearing what I tell him NOT to do, giving me one kind of look before deliberately disobeying. Andrea toppling over into…