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kitchen essentials singapore

October 24, 2023 · In: Gift Guides, Home Living

The best kitchen essentials recommended by us

Starting a new home? Just got keys to your HDB BTO or new condo, and wondering what essentials you need in your kitchen? This article is our list of recommendations…

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October 18, 2023 · In: Motherhood

A positive natural birth story – delivering my second child drug-free

A drug-free natural birth in Singapore is rarely talked about except in the case of “accidental” drug-free births, where the mother is too far along in labour for an epidural…

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unusual things to pack for travel

October 11, 2023 · In: Travel

5 unusual things to pack for travel that no one will tell you about

So, you’ve consulted our family travel packing guide and think that your list is complete – or is it? In this article, I’m sharing 5 unusual things to pack that…

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non toy gifts for 1 year old

October 5, 2023 · In: Gift Guides, Motherhood

A guide to the best non-toy gifts for 1 year olds

Looking for gifts for 1 year olds that are not toys? Here’s my list of useful gift ideas that won’t add clutter to other’s homes.  We try to lead a…

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Perhaps the extended time away will dent his year-end bonus, but for sure it has already added truckloads to the relationship bonuses in our family, and its impact will be felt for many years to come. 

Fatherhood in this day and age is increasingly complex, with the expectation that they would be more involved on the home-front, yet without any regard for how that would affect the work-front. When they want to step up, they are often gaslighted and pushed aside in favour of the mother as default parent. Not to mention, many are coming from a childhood of their own where they didn’t have much of a (positive) relationship with their own father. Talk about breaking cycles. 

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3-4/ lots of reading and watching baby, reading to baby, and watching baby while reading. 

5-6/ they say the first child turns life upside down as you adapt to a completely new routine around the child, but a third child simply adapts to the rhythms already present. Baby joins in instrument practice and homeschool lessons when he’s not otherwise occupied, and everyone’s happy to welcome him in.

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