Must parents expose kids to all that technology?
Mama DiariesBy Audrey Tan-Zubiri
I remember the day we got cable TV about 24 years ago. I waited excitedly at home, imagining channels that would have cartoons day and night!
I remember the day we got cable TV about 24 years ago. I waited excitedly at home, imagining channels that would have cartoons day and night!
CNN Hero of the Year 2011 Robin Lim releases two books on motherhood, “After the Baby’s Birth” and “Wellness for Mothers,” published by Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Fifteen years on Monday, June 3— that’s how long he’s been gone. I was poring through some old photographs the other day when it suddenly hit me that my son has been gone for 15 years now, and a wave of intense longing and sadness suddenly came over me. He was 4 years old when he passed away one rainy early evening in 1998, after having been in a coma for two weeks. His small, newly operated heart finally stopped beating that Wednesday evening, and he returned to his true home.
We all have secrets we wish no one would ever find out—impulsive decisions in our childhood, choices we staunchly fought for only to regret later, failure to listen to reason, weaknesses taken for granted by others.
Veda Bañez Alonso takes a while to answer when asked if she had raised her three sons as a hippie.
“Our friends are scared of you, dad.” My daughters told me that when I fetched them from school one day. I had commented that their friends would become quiet when I approached. I wondered why, because I get along well with people of all ages. I am generally considered intelligent, fun and friendly.
Happy Mother’s Day. It’s that day of the year again, and here we are walking proud as punch, taking bows we probably don’t deserve. I think we are entitled to this one day, right? Just for today, let me bask gloriously, unashamed, in the effusive protestations of love and devotion from my children. Go on, mommies, you do the same.
Entrepreneur Joel Cruz made his fortune from his fragrance brand Aficionado. The fruits of his hard work are evident in his condominium.
Uh-oh, my mom is trying to add me on Facebook.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard this from friends, panicking about their parents’ desire to enter their social media world.
I don’t think I’ve ever felt a hotter summer than this one. Not so much because of the actual soaring temperatures, but rather the intense stress and hectic schedule of the ongoing campaign season for the national and local elections.
I’m a single dad, 45 years old, with two minor kids living with me. I have a stable job abroad and I take care of my kids’ personal and education needs. I have a good and close relationship with them and I’m happy that they are doing good in school.
