Mar 19 2012
Blog Positivity Week: It’s About You!
It’s the first day of Blog Positivity Week! We’re going to play a game, and if you know me you’ll know this will be easy.
Here goes:
If someone landed in your blog and had time for just one post, what would you want them to read?
Leave a comment here with your link, and have fun picking your all-time favourite post off your blog!
This is open to anyone who’s stopping by and has a blog. And you’re welcome to talk about why it’s a must-read post.
*If you only have a minute for my blog, read this. It’s about how how parenting rocks my world—in a good way!
**This post is linked to Merry Mondays, a blog party for sunnier Mondays. Go join in!
You know I’ve only recently started writing a blog again, and since I suck at this, I’ve kept the bar so low, I’m only writing an average of one post per week about a classic film that I watch for that week :)
So, picking out a post for this is more like an endeavour to pick out a film that was fun to watch, fun to write about, that I’d recommend without hesitation to someone. My pick is The 400 Blows: http://www.queerlyspeaking.com/2012/01/the-400-blows/
If you dig foreign films and the likes of books like The Catcher in the Rye, you might like this. And if you dig old films, period, then check out the rest of the posts in my blog. :)
First, you do not suck at this. Also, once a week is decent! OK I’ll put 400 Blows as the No.2 film to watch, after the Russian one-shot documentary. Btw I thought we hated Catcher In The Rye!?
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As a parent, most moms would never think of going for a holiday without their child. But for me and my hubby, we decided that our marriage should not be neglected after Sophie came along. So that means date nights and yes even holidays without her.
We’ve been to Bangkok and Korea last year and will be looking forward to another couple get away soon.
How we did it? Read one of my favorite post and please no judgement :)
http://ajugglingmom.com/2011/07/holidaying-without-my-baby-leaving-the-guilt-behind/
Hey Susan! I’ve always prided myself on being quite a chill mom, but your post reminded me of the one hurdle we haven’t crossed: Leaving the kids behind while we travel! Hehe do stay-cations count? I leave Layla (now 5+) with her gran over the weekend when she gets bored at home. We’re also heading across the Causeway for a wedding next month, and I’m tasking a girlfriend to watch over my baby boy Z (now 6MO) for the day. Actually I’m more worried about my girlfriend surviving the day than about Z! I guess I’m taking baby steps when it comes to this.
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Gosh… I have so many posts that make me bend over with laughter… but I’d pick the one that shares why I’m on this blogging journey. Why I left my company, cut the family household income in half, become a stay-at-home mom…. and decided that it’s all worth it. :)
http://blog.mybabyfootsteps.com/?page_id=162
Hi Ming, thanks for sharing your link! I’m home-based too and I always used to say “You can’t buy time back.” Back then I thought I was only going to have one kid, so I definitely wanted to catch all the moments since there’d be no second take. But I guess, never say never! I have two now and I’m still home–and still getting questions on returning to work, so I can definitely relate.
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Hi Evelyn, this is such a good idea! Getting to know one another through personal favourites. I was tempted to select this post I did recently on my thoughts about preschool education:
http://mamawearpapashirt.com/2012/01/03/education-is-not-a-race/
(Well, it IS the most read post on my blog…)
But, personally this is my favourite. Just a simple note to my kids to remind them of who God made them to be :)
http://mamawearpapashirt.com/2012/01/06/i-see-your-true-colours-shining-through/
June, I love that letter to Vera. I think girls in particular need to be reminded that what they are is good enough. Even us grown-up women need that reminder on lousy, down-on-yourself days. I haven’t seen a rainbow in ages! I’m glad I saw yours. My hubby and kids are cradle Catholics btw. I was raised in a Methodist home but am still seeking that connection to God. Perhaps I can get advice from you on that someday.
The other thing is, I’ve read your education post! I worked in one of the centres mentioned in the Today article and it was quite an experience. The guy who runs the place is very passionate, his whole life revolves around his school. He’s real interesting to talk to, and I left the interviews with a good impression! Unfortunately I only lasted two months because I was such a misfit there. I was quite bitter and went trawling online looking for bad reviews of the school, and found none. I don’t agree with the elitism and I would never send my kids to such schools, but the flipside is that kids who’re already in there are actually having a good time.
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OMG! Fun fun fun! What a great idea, Eve. Okay after much rummaging, urr hmm…I am proud to present “The Best of the Best at Beadsyy’s Diary” goes to the …. “Confessions of a Formula Feeder (and why I did it)”
http://beadsyydiary.blogspot.com/2011/02/confession-of-formula-feeder-and-why-i.html#comments
This has gotta be my all-time favourite post. Definitely something I can really relate to back then as a new mum and I am sure, most mummies can too. This post represents the existence of my blog and the kind of style that I love to write in.
So ladies, have fun reading. =) and oh yes, like Susan said…
P.S: No judgements!
Have a blessed Tuesday!
Yvonne, I’d be the last person to judge you on this, since I’m a formula-feeding mom myself, and I breastfed way less than you for both my kids! I actually had it pretty easy with my baby Z: my nipples are as insensitive as I am, so I couldn’t even tell sometimes if he was still on the breast! And he switched from breast to bottle and back again without a fuss. The hardest part of my breastfeeding journey was actually having to wear a bra all the time: I hate bras and I only wear ‘em to be polite when there’s company. Also I have gastric reflux and the bra just adds to the tightening sensation around the chest, which can get torturous! With Z I never quite established a schedule, so I was leaking all the time and had to pad up 24/7. I breastfed Layla for barely a month, and Z for three, so at least I improved my “score,” hehe. Maybe with a third kid (yikes!) I would finally make it all the way to six months. I wish I’d known about FFF then! You might enjoy this one off The Atlantic.
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I’ve only just started blogging in ‘parent-mode’ recently… when I realised that my baby was growing up too fast for me to keep up! I try to post an entry every other day, because writing is my opiate. It calms me, keeps me grounded and brings things to perspective.
This was the entry that started my blogging-mum journey:
http://reginamoo.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-child-doesnt-receive-he-can-seldom.html
I hope that this blog / journal will be useful in documenting our son’s first years. Precious years that once gone, will never come back.
(It’s also for me and the hubs to read and laugh about when we’re old and gray, thinking how silly and simple minded we were as first time parents!)
Wow Regina, your first parenting blog entry is so full of feeling and love! Haha! My first entry was just a few lines long, about some book that I thought would be cool to check out someday. (I never even borrowed that book.)
Now that my first kid is 5 going on 6, our time together isn’t marked by as much joy and wonder as in the early years. I really have to think about how to put some of that magic back into our relationship.
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I have so many favourite posts on my blog that I don’t know where to choose.. had 1000++ posts since this blog first started. Anyway..here is a recent post which I made on a subject which I’m really passionate about.
http://dominiquegoh.com/2012/03/raising-a-multilingual-toddler/
I believe that it is essential to give the kids a head start and what better way is to work on their linguistic skills.
That’s hard work, telling a story in three languages! Growing up, I spoke mostly English. My dad’s one of those English-educated ACS boys. My Mandarin’s a little rusty but decent enough for daily small talk, I reckon. I can understand Teochew because it’s what my maternal grandmother spoke, but I’ve never thought of passing this on to my kids. They’re biracial (Indian-Chinese) but I’d be happy enough if they spoke English well and Mandarin passably.
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Hi there! I would like to join in the fun too, if you do not mind :)
This is the most recent post of mine which I would like to share. One of my proudest achievement. :)
http://their-growingup.blogspot.com/2012/03/mummy-finally-knows-how-to-cook.html
Hi Ling! Of course I don’t mind, the more the merrier! And guess what, I’m a non-cooking mom too. But… the dishes you cooked look really good! And that was your first time!? Congrats on your cooking success! I read your “fear of cooking” post as well and this bit really spoke to me: “I dread cutting. I dread wondering if the food is over-cooked or under-cooked. I dread getting burnt.” It’s exactly how I feel about food that’s not ready-to-eat.
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There are many that I enjoyed reading back again, but this recent one pretty much sums up my state of mind at that point of time – :-)
http://www.rawafish.blogspot.com/2011/11/moms-cant-stop-talking.html
Jayne! LOL! I remember this one! Urm… since I’ve already commented on that post, I shall practice holding my tongue, at least virtually.
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It has to be the one with the digital-scrapbook I like most: http://scrapmumloft.blogspot.com/2011/02/feb-2011-cny.html.
Being far away from home, Chinese New Year become the only opportunity for us and the little ones to indulge the laughter and goof food, at the same time learn about the Chinese culture and family reunion.
Hey! I’ve seen this before but never noticed your note that the colour scheme was inspired by Layla’s party! :) It’s good to reread your friends’ posts once in awhile eh? My family doesn’t do CNY celebrations and many of the families I know just keep it to one reunion dinner and minimal visiting. It’s real nice to see a family still making a big fuss over CNY; you look so happy, and so does everyone else!
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These are my 2 favourites:
Dot, my little girl loves to explore around and a few weeks back wrote about our unexpected finds – http://prunenurture.com/?p=2071
Daddy has been a good dad and good husband thus I came up with this comic to thank him for his love for us. http://prunenurture.com/?p=2354
Cheers :)
Dee, those experiences remind me so much of what I shared with my kiddo when she was younger! It really was a time of learning to learn again, and I developed a distaste for malls because we were spending so much time in green areas. These days our routine is more conventional, less carefree because we’ve added school and extracurricular classes… Then again, I guess I can relive this with kid #2!
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hi,,I want to join in the fun too
I had decided to quite my job 2 years ago,..before that I envy those mummies having their blog. Now finally, I have one.
I wrote about my princess Milestones , family outing, her learning journey.
I almost teaches everything myself. I enjoyed
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http://tongfamilysabrina.blogspot.com/
Hi Sharon! If you’re in here again, do post your full comment again, with a link to your favourite post! :)
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Hey this is tougher than I thought! It will take me a long time to look through all the gibberish I had posted for the last 6 years plus.
Some of my favourite writing can be found here http://4malmal.com/category/writing/ most of them share some of my deepest thoughts and were written when I was in Paris
One of my favourite is http://4malmal.com/2008/11/30/choices/
It is like a wake up call. After all the fight and struggle, that had been put up by women that came before me, i find myself back to the starting point. That my place, as a woman today, is still in the home.
However base on the number of comments, it seem like most readers find this more interesting http://4malmal.com/2009/01/12/my-take-on-schools/
I discovered you when you were still living in Paris! I think modern women are always going back and forth on what their role/worth is. I sometimes wish it were simpler and that the roles were more defined, but what we have now is the price we pay for the freedom to choose and I wouldn’t trade that in for anything. LOL I think I just converted your poem to prose, yikes!
Re. your education post, I’ve read that too, haha! Education posts are always popular around here. Who is S’pore Male btw? Is he someone you know?
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I have so many favourite blog posts! Hahaha…
I guess one of the latest ones, cos it features my TWO princes (and not just the older one… *ahem*) is this http://www.sanses.com/2012/02/counting-my-blessings.html
Cos in the madness that is motherhood, it is always important to be counting some blessings!
Hi San! This one reminds me of your recent bedtime post, in that there are always two sides to every parenting story, but most times the good outweighs the bad. And the “madness” makes life more interesting, I s’pose!
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Hi Evelyn, I hope I’m not too late to link up. It certainly took me a longer time than expected! I have a few posts I really love. Could you allow me to indulge a little and share two? :) Both are about my boy and expresses how much I love him and the joy he is blessing me with everyday:
http://ruthwongwrites.blogspot.com/2011/11/letter-to-my-son.html
http://ruthwongwrites.blogspot.com/2011/05/sweet-moments-that-melt-my-heart.html
Thank you again for this brilliant idea! It’s been a good trip down memory lane as I looked back on some of the older posts. They have brought back so many beautiful memories :)
Oops I think I’ve been putting a lot of people to work with this! Not too late definitely! My baby boy’s only 6 months old and I’ve already allowed myself to imagine him parading a string of sweet young things around the house when he grows up. Hopefully I would’ve mellowed out too much to get jealous! Btw I missed out on a lot of the moments with Kid #1, I was there but I had too much on my mind. I’m definitely trying to slow it down and enjoy the ride this time.
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Hihi, this looks like fun and challenging so I’ll give it a go. My blog is a happy blog about motherhood, DIY craft, travelling and all the things in the world that make me smile. Since there are too many happy things, I couldn’t really decide on which.
However, there is one entry that tugs my heart and though it’s one that makes me tear up every time, it was also the one that brings back memories for me and one that I wrote with my heart and soul. Wrote it when I lost my baby in a miscarriage last year and how I hoped he/she knows how much mummy loved him/her.
http://www.ahappymum.com/2011/10/letter-to-my-baby-i-wish-you-were-still.html
Thanks for this link!
Summer, I was so touched by this. It took a long time for my mommy instincts to kick in for both my kids, but I know of many women who feel deeply for their children from the start. I’m so sorry for your loss.
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Hihi! I started blogging only recently and while I am tempted to highlight my latest post as the MUST READ, I think a more appropriate one would be the one titled “The Breastfeeding Blue” @ http://ngdoghouse.com/?p=65
Thanks for the linkup too! from it I found FFF! =)
Hi Shu Jing! On breastfeeding, I feel that it’s better, but how much better? That depends on what you’re reading. Of course formula can be tainted but breast milk can’t. But the same goes for all processed foods that we consume. You do hear of kids who’re formula fed that are pretty sickly, but my two kiddos are healthy. The last time my girl visited the clinic was in Dec 2010! My baby boy had a fever recently but he recovered after a day. So I’d say don’t worry too much about it, and try again when #2 comes! Many blogging moms will offer support in this area.
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hi,,I want to join in the fun too
I had decided to quite my job 2 years ago,..before that I envy those mummies having their blog. Now finally, I have one.
I wrote about my princess Milestones , family outing, her learning journey.
I almost teaches everything myself. I enjoyed
my fav post is my daughter showing her thoughtful saying
http://tongfamilysabrina.blogspot.com/2011/01/she-is-very-thoughtful-child.html
Hi Sharon! Hope you’ve enjoyed your stay-home, homeschooling, and blogging journey! Thanks for popping back in to share the post. Your little girl gives massages? That’s awesome, I remember having to do that for my momma but I was much older.
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