EPISODE 24: HOW TO AVOID BECOMING A TOXIC FRIEND (3 STRATEGIES TO MANAGE YOUR BEHAVIOUR SO YOU DON’T LOSE FRIENDS) https://youtu.be/LpbVL5Vdtkw So in part 1, I shared the 3 signs that I watch for in myself when I think I’m becoming a toxic friend. In part 2 of my toxic Read more…
EPISODE 23: HOW TO RECOGNIZE A TOXIC FRIEND (THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO) https://youtu.be/MhEzfr6V5nU Here is part 1 of my 3 part series on Toxic Friendships: Ah, toxic friends. From Clueless to Mean Girls to Gossip Girl (is it Pretty Little Liars now?)… Do they only appear in Read more…
EPISODE 22: HOW I LEARNED TO EMBRACE MY CHINESE CANADIAN CULTURE https://youtu.be/sjSsXmQlzAI “In my life, I’ve been called many things.” 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 Read more…
Oh, God, I hate fighting with my husband. Not the bickering (although sometimes it starts off like that) but the real, hard, painful, values pinching type of fights. The thought of fighting makes me want to crawl into a cave and wait for everything to settle down. I don’t want Read more…
EPISODE 21: 3 THINGS ASIAN PARENTS WITH GROWN KIDS NEED TO STOP DOING https://youtu.be/17fPVsje91k You can’t seem to get through to your 20 something or 30 something-year-old “kid”. They don’t want to talk to you. At family dinner, they’re on their phones, not much eye contact or they’ll bark one-word Read more…
EPISODE 20: HOW TO GET YOUR BOYFRIEND TO PROPOSE TO YOU https://youtu.be/vIqg-LavNRg First of all, I have to confess but this title is misleading because this is the harsh truth… YOU CAN’T! Let me break it down. You’re in a long-term relationship. Depending on how old you are, this can Read more…
EPISODE 19: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GETTING OVER ANY RELATIONSHIP https://youtu.be/5OxjjSoOFt0 Did you fired or did you quit? Did he break with you? Or did you break up with him? Did she unfriend/unfollow you first? Or did you? How much you care about the answers to these questions depends on Read more…
EPISODE 18: HOW TO GET ALONG WITH YOUR IN-LAWS Oh the in laws. We’ve all heard the jokes. Monster -in-laws. “Oh better brace yourselves, get the whiskey, my dreaded in-laws are coming over tonight.” Personally, I have an OK relationship with my in-laws. We’re not exactly best friends but we Read more…
EPISODE 17: 6 MOST ANNOYING PEOPLE WHO GIVE UNSOLICITED PARENTING ADVICE “Oh, you look so tired! Being a mom is tiring huh? You should stop working because money grows on trees!” “There was this news article that talked about kids and screen time and how it’s basically turned these kids Read more…
EPISODE 16: WHY I NAMED MY BLOG SUM ON SLEEVE “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 Read more…