Tag: single parent

Mother musings

To Label Or Not, That Is The Question

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I love personalised stickers — not just for my kids, but for myself too! My favourite brands are Stuck On You and Mine4sure. I learnt about these ingenious little things during my time as a pre-school educator at an international pre-school, where most of the children aren’t local, and they had all their items labelled,… Continue reading To Label Or Not, That Is The Question

Sibling Love

From Only Child To Big Brother

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Security is having a big brother.Peanuts For 11 years, Joshua was an only child. Of course, I’d wanted to give him a brother or sister, as I had wanted to have at least 2-3 children. However, it didn’t turn out as expected as I had difficulty conceiving. So he got to enjoy my full attention… Continue reading From Only Child To Big Brother

Family Matters, Girl Meets World

First Words

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Nope, it’s not Mama A baby’s first word is always thrilling for any parent. All the more so if the first word is ‘Dada’ or ‘Mama’. I remember Joshua’s first word. It was ‘Mama’ and I was super excited when he meaningfully called out to me, “Mama!”. It gradually became 'Mommy', and still is today.… Continue reading First Words

Boy Zone, Family Matters

I Love You 3000

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Thanks to Avengers: Endgame, the highly anticipated movie for this year (2019), the phrase "I love you 3000" became synonymous with expressing how much you love someone — especially from a child to parent. Not originally from the script, Robert Downey Jr actually incorporated the line from his own life; his child actually says that… Continue reading I Love You 3000

Adoption Matters

My Adoption Journey (4)

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PART 4 Making it legal So now, it was all up to the lawyer and MSF and the family court. The first court hearing was scheduled a month after Kaitlyn came home. The lawyer had all the documents required so I just had to let him handle it. Once the hearing was approved, MSF would… Continue reading My Adoption Journey (4)

Adoption Matters

My Adoption Journey (3)

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PART 3 Bringing Kaitlyn home I came home with a new love in my heart, and a lot on my mind. I prayed hard with my family for God’s guidance. I still received photos of other little girls from other agents, and one in particular was a newborn, only a week old, and heeding my… Continue reading My Adoption Journey (3)

Adoption Matters

My Adoption Journey (2)

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PART 2 The paperwork chase With that, the actual process began. I researched online on the steps I needed to take by browsing the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Adoption website. To read more on the technicalities of the adoption procedure, click here. I made an appointment with Lutheran Community Care Services (LCCS)… Continue reading My Adoption Journey (2)

Adoption Matters

My Adoption Journey (1)

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PART 1 An old hope The one question I’m always asked is: You already have your own child. Why do you still want to adopt? Honestly? I don’t even know why it matters that I already have a biological child. It’s almost like asking someone why she keeps buying more handbags despite already having one.… Continue reading My Adoption Journey (1)