“Mommy! please don’t tell the bad dream we’re going to Lebanon”. The kind of sentence that would stop you short on your tracks, put a smile on your face and make your day. You pray you’ll memorize it to tell…
The bad dream
Waiting for baby Jade…
Waiting for Baby Jade to come! It is taking time! 9 whole months! The mom is finding the time long but guess who is more impatient? Siblings and cousins. So curious about this new addition. How will she look? Will…
When I want to punish myself….
Teta Sucre (Grandma Sugar) & Nicolas’ prank!
Every “teta” or grandma, cherishes some memorable, precious and unique moments with her grandkids. Nicolas, a 5-year-old hyperactive kid is very happy to share his school news and mostly his new experience at “breaking the rules” with his clan. Pranks…
Jesus! Is he a baby or a big person?
Kids questions have a way of putting you in limbo for a few seconds before you find the right answer. Their perspective is very direct and candid. You are lucky when you witness a conversation between 2 kids. It’s a…
When you “Hit” Middle age
“Hit” is the word since middle age hits you with the same impact as a hurricane, tornado or cyclone….It engulfs you and knocks you out! Dizzy, shocked, bereft of words to describe the feelings that suffocate your mind and weakens…
Different or Ordinary? Elegant or Frumpy? All about Image
We will start with a new category related to the image we want to convey. Appearance, posture, behavior, speech, verbal and non-verbal communication, attitude at work,self confidence etc…. Elegant or Frumpy? Frumpy means: Wearing clothes that are too tight or…
How do you know if there is an elephant in the room?
If you are with your spouse, wife, partner, family, friend(s), colleagues at work… • Tense and loaded silence.• Meaningless chitchat mutate into a passionate trivial discussion.• Shouting on your kid just because he asked for something.• Loud noises in the…
21st century’s parenting style: My kid, My Master!
“Talk to the hand!” “Are you kidding me?” “Seriously mom?!!” Can you tell exactly at which moment, age, hour, minute you switched roles? when your kid became the parent and you the child? When their look translated into: “Poor thing!…