Ah kids, love them, will die for them, but boy there are times when I want to throttle them or run away from them. Lately we’ve been going through a lot with our three children. We have them at varied ages as you might be aware if you read my blogs, 15 year old girl, 10 year old boy and 3 year old girl. Sometimes I wonder where did our wonderful, cheerful children go. Who are these people that seemed to have replaced them? Why do kids always try to push you to the limits? Ah geech…. ...

You know there are two really important reason to go see a doctor. The first one is to keep yourself healthy. The second one is to find out if you're really sick and take preventive measures if you are. Am I right? My husband as been complaining of one thing or the other the last couple of months, say, since October. I commisserate with him, I cuddle him, I give him tablets. I yell at him, go see a doctor. I ask him if he's been in pain for a long time, does it really bother you so m...

I gave my teenage daughter a shampoo and blowdried and styled her hair. I was in the kitchen afterwards and my oldest was watching television in the living room while my youngest, the three year old was on the floor busy coloring. So the older one made a comment that her ears were ringing. I said to her, you probably got water in it from washing your hair. It will soon go away. My toddler stops what she was doing, looks up at her older sister, then hops onto the sofa besides her, pul...

I've been debating whether I should write this because noone else but me (and my closest friends and relatives) cares about my life and what happens in my world anyway. But writing does help I find. It's been a very difficult two weeks for me and my family. I just lost my mother. She was sick and I know that she has gone on to a better place. A place where there's no pain, no more worries. She can travel anywhere she wants now. It's the coping that gets hard at times. There are mome...

My mom is visiting and spending some time with us. I'm trying to make sure she's comfortable in our home and that she's fine. I've noticed recently that she doesn't seem to be eating and I keep asking her "mom did you eat today, what did you eat?" as if she's the child and I'm her mom. I know she's getting tired of me asking so I decided to leave her alone on that topic. I tell my eldest to make sure that grandma eats breakfast and lunch. But of course you can't force her to eat. I buy ...