[Through the Eyes of A Child] Can I get the roses without the thorns?

Teachable moments came everywhere, anywhere...

I wished I seized it.

But no... I've missed it.

However... it was indeed still an enlightenment, for me.

We were choosing flowers, and my daughter was desperate. She wanted to choose the roses, but was pricked by the thorns. Hence the question, "Can I get the roses without the thorns?"

I did explain to her that roses and thorns come as a package. It's so beautiful until it needs the thorns to protect it. That's it. I didn't go deep.

Instead, it left me pondering.

Life recently was not so well... Problem at work... stress at home in catching up with all the lessons.
So this is sort of a nice reminder... when we expect rosy moments, we should also embrace the thorny ones. Since roses and thorns are a package deal.

Tamiflu

My daughter and I walked out from the clinic. With a very puzzled look, the six year old asked me, "Mommy, I never mention of tummy ache, why did the doctor gave me tamiflu?".

Hmmm... I found it funny. Now as I'm typing this I'm not sure whether you do too.

Anyway, in that case I'll share our experience with tamiflu. Within hours, many well meaning friends warned me on the... I can't find an apt word for this. Maybe scary? They mentioned that reported side effect include serious hallucination, depression, deliriousness, etc.

I quickly google it. And true, many posts popped up. One lady even described it as five day of being mad. But a few mentioned too that the medicine is very effective.

Hubby and I decided to proceed. We believe that the do won't prescribe it if it's not safe.

So, none of the above encountered, many thanks to Him. But also no significant improvement observed.

Of course, being the wishy washy me, I still think that there might be bacterial infection, on top of the viral one. So it could've been worse without tamiflu.

Kindly note, this post was written with only an experience sharing objective. From a mommy to other mommies.

Why is it called Good Friday?

On the Thursday before Good Friday, my soon-to-be 6 years old had a discussion with her friend at school.
They were wondering, why the incoming public holiday is called Good Friday.

She shared with me their conclusion:

It is called Good Friday, because we can stay at home and play on that day.

:)

[Good Book] You Can Cook

To my family dismay, I am not a good cook.
I love to bake, though. (But that passion does not guarantee that what I bake is delish :p)

Anyway, to get to the point, I'd like to share a good source of... more than recipes... knowledge, may be.
It's Anabel Karmel cookbook series.

The first one I got is titled 'You Can Cook'.

(Image : http://www.annabelkarmel.com/bookshop)

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1. Instruction is very clear, complete with photos. Step. By. Step.
2. It covers the basic techniques for everyday food, with very clear description of what we need to do. From bread to main course to muffin.
3. Variations to the basic recipes are included. Another presentation (small bread, big bread... all from same recipe), also another flavor (chocolate, vanilla... same basic recipe). This part made me feel like a true blue old-fashioned-mommy who can cook anything. :)
4. This book is actually meant for kids. So it is a good start for the kids.

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Hmmm... Nothing is perfect. But I cannot find a worthy one to write here.

Why do animals lick their newly born babies

This one is from my five year old daughter when we saw a horse birth on TV:

Why do animals lick their newly born babies? Is it because they want to get back all the blood?

How three year olds view i-phones and i-pads

Apparently, my three year old son had a quite deep discussion about i-phone and i-pad in his school, with his teacher and friends.

He proudly reported back to me in the evening:

Mommy, some Daddies have i-phone, some have i-pad.
But it's ok. Both are nice...
You can use i-phone to call.
I-pad is bigger, you cannot use it to call, but you can play games on it.
I like both.

So you see... nowadays they started IT education very early indeed.