I recently joined a FaceBook group called Buhay Zero-Waste, where members share how they try not to waste, or if unavoidable, waste as little as possible. Members there are on different stages of their journey, so the support for those starting out on the movement is quite awe-inspiring. As I read through the posts, I […]
My husband and I had a plan: take a family trip abroad when our little one turned one. We were confident we could handle a 1-year-old baby on board a plane. I researched extensively about babies and planes. There are many horror stories about screaming babies on planes. A family friend shared that one time, […]
Senator Manny Pacquiao seems to have forgotten this adage when he said on March 7 that he was considering filing a bill that would seek to include a subject on patriotism in schools. First off, teachers in both public and private schools already do their part in teaching children about being proud of their country. […]
As children grow up, their conversations gain maturity commensurate with their age. It happens as they progress to higher grade levels in school, and when parents introduce topics and guide the conversations at home. In my family, we went one step further: Sioti and I went to meetings with our parents because there was no […]
I posted on Facebook a video of Shobe climbing up the door frame of our bathroom. I immediately got flak from my mother and aunts that she might fall and rip her body parts or break her bones. True. But what no one else but me saw and heard was that… right before Shobe climbed […]
W hen I was growing up, I never slept over at any of my friends’ houses, not that there were any invitations. It was not a thing to do back in the 1980s. Even asking permission from my parents for a weekend stay over with my cousins at Ahma’s house was like pulling teeth. I […]
We are all in the same boat. Our children have too many toys, too many clothes, too many books, too many everything! My brother moved out of our house as soon as he got married. The girls were so excited for him to leave! They were taking over his room. Each would have her own […]
Achi was busy chatting on the internet with classmates one long weekend. She was asking her classmates what they put in their booklets. Their homework for the long weekend was to finish reading Adventures of a Child of War by Lin Acacio-Flores published by Anvil. They were supposed to put words they do not understand […]
The girls’ school moved to a new campus in Fairview, Quezon City. With a bigger campus, there is now a canteen selling food and drink. Even when the girls bring snacks to last the day, they still want to buy yummy-looking snacks like turon, fries, corn, brownies from the canteen that don’t look like their […]
For many parents involved in their children’s schooling, annual rites include buying school supplies. With so many goodies available from large retailers at the mall, children tag along with parents to shop for supplies and all have a grand time. All, that is, except the wallet. On average, the price markup at large chains is […]