Growing up with Asian parents be like what? What is a Tiger Mom? Why is there a High Expectations Asian Father meme? **Click Below To Listen** Remember Amy Chua back in the early 2010s when her controversial book about Tiger Mothers blew up around the world? Chua’s idea that Chinese mothers were superior Read more…
So parents or parents-to-be, do you ever hear that piece of advice, “Cherish these moments while your children are still young because, in a blink of an eye, they’ll be all grown up” I’ll admit I’ve said something like this to other parents a bunch of times without even thinking Read more…
Momsomnia, restless nights, insomnia, broken sleep. Why can’t we just go to sleep and wake up all refreshed? So I mentioned I suffered from insomnia when I was in grade 8. For 3 months straight, I didn’t sleep. It was a freaky experience and I will never forget it. It Read more…
So how does a woman’s life change when she goes from single and dating to married with kids? This is the next part of my dating chronicles where I share what I actually wrote online dating profile and make comments on how my life has changed. It’s the ultimate self-reflection Read more…
After she was born, I started hating my husband like he was this evil asshole who only cared about himself and his needs. **Click Below To Listen** Our bundle of joy was more like a bundle of tangled Christmas lights. I was trying to figure out which end was which Read more…
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…