Real Life Issues

As soon as I got home this morning (after school runs). I picked up my phone to do something (can’t even remember what I wanted to do anymore). However, a news jumped at me…not so good news, it is confirming our ‘worst fear’ right in few kilometres away from my …

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Finally I knew that I had been distracted. Many a time, we get carried away by the achievements of our friends, colleagues and even family members. This distraction makes us forget who we are and then focuses on becoming someone else. This distraction magnifies our weaknesses and suppresses our strengths… …

Now fast forward to our first day in school… I was intimidated while my daughter was happy… I was comparing while my daughter was thankful… I was beginning to have ideas on how we (as a family) could measure up with the “high standards” I had just observed, as I walked …

…as I walked my girl to class with shaky legs that weren’t visible. Lonimi, my 6 year old daughter was about to start year 1 in this new school. She had been the best all through her playgroup and nursery sessions in her previous school. Notwithstanding, I wanted her to …

She was looking so neat, cute and super intelligent as she communicated with her friends The car that dropped her off the school gate was the latest model of its make and brand. Someone accompanied her, and I guessed she was her mother She was elegantly dressed and her make-up …

I read a piece I will love to share here, I know it is not our usual practice however,  I am looking forward to your comments so that I and other parents can learn how to empower our little ones. I love the story, especially the perception of one of …

Sunday is always a busy day for us, one of the reasons is that we are workers in church and we have a scheduled time to be in church and consequences for lateness just like a regular organization. So yesterday, as I was driving my family to church, I mistakenly …

Helping out with my son’s homework could be very frustrating. Sometimes, he is in the mood and finishes before I say Jack and other days, we can be there as loooooooooooong as he wants even till Monday morning. I have tried different techniques to make this journey a smooth ride …