resurgent multichotomy

I’ve been thinking a lot about parenthood lately, especially after more closely observing how several parents raise their children. Not that I’m thinking about becoming a parent right now (haha), but seeing how these moms and pops get by with their daily kid-centric grinds somehow made an impression on me.

With one mom, her daily routine, preferences, and whole persona have so evolved from wardrobe-conscious high school cheerleader to a total maternal focus – so much so that there’s hardly any time to do anything for herself.

One couple seems to have been making a career out of conscientious parenthood: every activity done, TV program watched, and food dish consumed by the kid gets screened first (and shared) by the parents. Thankfully, notwithstanding some traces of dependent tentativeness, it seems to have a mostly positive effect on the kid, who’s growing up to be very thoughtful and smart.
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One of the things I learned during my recent family clan vacation was to strive to not mind the little things as much, particularly when it concerns people I care about.

I’ve been quite impatient and petty of late, seeming to have a compelling need to always protect the soundness of my conversation content. Any trace of irrationality gets to my nerves instantly, and I end up uttering statements to yank the logic back to the equation — mostly concluding with frustration and irritation on my part, and distress on the other party’s.

On the new year, although I know bad habits are hard to break, I want to resolve to attempt not to let petty things get to me as much. read more »

pluses.

- New Year’s Eve dinner with the family at my Manila house

- happy, stunning pics of the clan vacation in hk!

- an ample stash of confections acquired in hk.. not available locally:

sugar-free Ice Breakers sours

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