I’m not super fluent in Chinese but I want to preserve the language for my daughter. Here are my top 4 tips for doing this I’m a Chinese-Canadian mom (you can read more about my journey of accepting my culture here). As much as I’ve been open to learning and Read more…
Breastfeeding stressed me out. It was tiring and lonely. It was a mental game that I played with myself every day. **Click Below To Listen** So I exclusively breastfed my daughter 2 weeks shy of 6 months. I completely weaned her on my birthday as a gift to myself. It was Read more…
I don’t touch other people’s kids without asking their parents or the kid themselves first. **Click Below To Listen** First of all, kids are gross. I know kids touch everything and anything. Aside from being a mom, I’ve been a babysitter, a camp counsellor, a tutor, a piano teacher and Read more…
I knew my maternity leave was going to end. I just didn’t know how I would feel in that moment I had to go back to work. **Click Below To Listen** All throughout my 11 months of maternity leave, I only counted forward; I didn’t count down the days I Read more…
In my life, I’ve been called many things. **Click Below To Listen** Growing up in the 90s in a predominantly Caucasian community, I got the usual questions and comments. Here’s a sample with answers I should have given back instead of silently seething. “What are you?” A Human Being “No…like Read more…
Hi There! “WTF is Sum on Sleeve?” Like does that mean you have something on your sleeve? Why is Sum spelled that way? Why am I here? Where am I? Who am I? Maybe not that question unless you’re having an existential crisis…but perhaps reading my blog will help If Read more…