Who says girls can’t play with cars? When my daughter was growing up, she wasn’t too interested in dolls. What a shame! When I was younger, I was very much into Barbie. I assumed my daughter would be into it too. So I bought Barbie dolls and clothes on sale whenever there was a chance….
Category: Parenting
Are college review centers effective?
When I took the college entrance exams back in 1990, there were no such things as review centers. It was good — that meant everyone taking it would be competing on equal terms. I took tests in 3 universities: UP, Ateneo, and La Salle. I passed them all. Got in Broadcast Journalism in UP, Communication…
The Art of Letting Go
Last October 31, my teenage son went on a school trip to China. He was to stay there with classmates and teachers for 6 weeks. This is the first time he’s traveling without us. Hubby and I made sure he brought enough warm clothes since it gets freezing cold in China this time of the…
The Dove Self Esteem Project aka #ConfidentGirl
Some weeks ago, I attended Dove’s Confident Girl Forum, an event held in support of The Dove Self Esteem Project. It was really more of an open discussion between moms about the challenges of raising kids — daughters in particular. Mass media and social media has always taught us that fair skin is beautiful. Thin…
My teenager worked in SM Supermarket
I studied in a very traditional Chinese school where we mostly stuck to books. Sure, we had occasional field trips. But they were the usual trips to Nayong Pilipino, Fort Santiago, Metropolitan Theater (to watch Florante at Laura), etc. We never really did anything out of the ordinary. We didn’t even have a prom. Our…