Mothering Corner

I don’t have much problem brushing my boy’s teeth when he was younger, but for my gal, it’s a struggle. She likes to do things by herself, and I am really proud of her. But when it comes to brushing teeth, I hope that I can give her some help. She has a tooth with minor decay now, and the dentist advised us to brush for her to prevent it from getting worse. But it’s not easy to do so as she refuses and wants to rain away from us. I don’t want to risk her from falling on the bathroom floor or hit herself on the bathroom faucets, so I surrender most of the time.

Frankly, I blame myself partly for letting her have her way with brushing teeth, that’s why she has tooth decay now as she can’t brush them well yet. So, what can I do now? The dentist said it’s not a good idea to remove that tooth because it’s not serious. We just have to prevent it from getting worse and delay tooth removal as long as possible. My gal is only 2 years old and she will not cooperate at the clinic. There’s no point scaring her at seeing a dentist now.

Gee…I should just stop buying those sweets and jelly beans, but she loves it!

I was checking my niece’s medication just now and I am not familiar with the names. They are different from what my kids had when they had cold when they were babies. Only a doctor knows the best about what to subscribe, so we just have to follow the prescriptions.

But if they are looking for free drug reference for iphone, they can always get one from Epocrates soon. It might be useful for them if they need to know more about a particular drug. Epocrates is working together with Apple to launch a drug guide for iPhone and maybe the product will be launched pretty soon.

For me, I will just have to remember those drugs which are common for children, so I don’t need a drug reference at all!

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It’s been some time since my kids take medication, and they don’t fuss that much now when they take the med. Yesterday, I helped SIL to feed her 6 months old baby some medicine, and her baby choked and vomited. She had a good feed before that, so I guess she vomited due to too much crying. I could see SIL’s fear in her eyes, but for a more experienced mother, I had to comfort the baby, and make sure that everything was coming out from her mouth instead of going backwards. My kids vomited a lot too when they were babies, especially when they took their medicine. It’s not an easy task to “force” the liquid into their mouth, so it not easy for most new mothers.

Check out this article on how to feed a baby his medication. Maybe it will make things easier for you and your baby.

I try hard not to spank my kids, but I did hit their hands when they were really naughty before, but I told myself not to do so just because I am angry with their behavior but only do so to teach them a lesson about danger or circumstances. Most of the time, my kids are doing fine, so we don’t have to piak them much. Besides that, I don’t really agree with hitting kids because they are very vulnerable.

I’ve recently known a little girl who has finger marks and bruises on her arms and legs. SIL told me that her mother hits her often, and she hits her hard. I can’t imagine what have the girl done to be beaten up, but I know that her family is having a serious financial crisis now and her parents are constantly fighting at home. This little girl seems to be very afraid of being herself. She played with my kids once, but since then, she was not allowed to play with them even if she wants to. I can’t speak Thai, so I can’t talk much to her mother.

It’s their family affair and I can’t interfere. But if the mother is doing so because of her own anger, I don’t think it’s the right way of parenting.

I think I will start saving up to buy gold for my kids. I’ve been shopping a lot lately, but those things won’t bring me any profit over the years. Unlike gold, I will be able to sell it off when the price is good, and judging from its ever increasing price, it should be a good investment.

Maybe I will find out more about the gold price from the goldsmith shops later. We are dropping by the shopping complexes again. If the price is good, I will get something nice for my children. Hopefully, I can find some nice gold designs which are suitable for children.

I’m not sure if it’s a good choice to cancel my gal’s stem cell storage, but we really didn’t have a choice now as it’s not easy to pay for it when we are away in another country. It was a mistake not to sign up for auto debit, but we didn’t know then that we would move away. Furthermore, we missed the reminder which was sent back to Ipoh. Gosh, I really hope that I won’t regret about making this decision.

But luckily she can always store her stem cell again, if she decides to do so in the future. Stem cell can be harvested from menstrual fluid, and we can always find out more about this from C’elle website. It seems like a good option after I read about C’elle Client Testimonial. But still, my gal will decide about this later when she’s old enough to do so. Maybe she will pay for the storage cost if she’s financially independent then? LOL!

I like my life here in Bangkok, and most importantly, my kids are adapting well. Even if I’ve slowly got back to my shopping life, I still don’t have time for my previous sui lai lai hobbies like medicure, pedicure, hairdo and my regular facial. LOL! It might take some time before I can get back to those pampering moments especially I’ve started working now. Once my kids have started school, maybe I will have some time for that, if I can sneak out from the office once in a while. LOL!

Thus, for the time being, I can only settle with DIY and pray that my skin is not getting worse. I might need a blemish acne cream for that one pimple which is bothering me, but then again, I might just go back home to see my beautician.

You might not think that self pampering is important, but personally, if I don’t feel good about myself, I will be really cranky. If I am feeling great, I will always be in a good mood and I’m a happy mother. Funny hoh? Some women can’t forgo their looks but I just can’t. It’s just not ME.

A friend of mine is pretty bored with her life now. I know how it feels to be at home all the way and the only thing she’s looking forward to is waiting for her husband to be back home. She doesn’t have kids yet, so it can be rather boring that she stays at home by herself all day long. Frankly, I wonder why she quit her job so soon after married.

Maybe she can just look for small business for sale and see if she can pick up anything that suits her budget and interests? If not, she can just concentrate on getting pregnant. I really don’t know what can I suggest to her because more importantly, she should discuss with her husband about her feelings.

Being her friend, I can only lend her my ears.

Before we moved here, my hubby is pretty much traveling around and my kids are attached to him as playmates. They would come to me at bed time or when they were seeking for comfort. But after a month of having a full time daddy around, my kids are getting more attached to daddy.

I have to cook and do some house chores at home so my kids are spending more time with daddy aka nanny. It’s good that hubby can help me out with the kids, if not I really can’t do much at home. At office hour, we take turn to attend to our kids and keep them away from trouble. We had some arguments over our kids sometimes, but now we will try not to be angry at them. My kids are just trying to be kids, so we can’t expect much from them. As long as we manage to get our things done, no matter where and where and how, we will call it a good day.

So, maybe I should give hubby one of those men’s jewelry as a token of appreciation someday huh?

 I haven’t been cooking for years. The last time I cooked was sometime in my uni years, and since then, I hardly cooked anything other than the instant noodles.

But lately, I have been cooking almost everyday and I’m enjoying it. It’s satisfying to see my kids eating well, but sometimes, they won’t touch their food too. Hubby said I should take it personally as it has nothing to do with my cooking if the kids don’t eat. They just don’t feel like eating sometimes but when they are hungry, they will. But in order not to see the food going to the waste bin, I will eat it. So, I better get some cheap Phentermine to avoid myself from getting fat!

The best thing is, my boy thanks me almost everyday for preparing meals for them. I’m so happy to hear him saying “thank you mommy for cooking for me”. That’s enough to keep me cooking 2 times a day.