Jangan Ikut Campur

Saat saya menulis ini, darah saya mendidih. Saya emosi.  Saya memang baru jadi orangtua seumur jagung. Belum makan asam garam nya jadi orangtua. Tapi yang saya yakin, semua orangtua ingin yang terbaik bagi anak-anak mereka. Dan itulah yang setiap hari, setiap saat saya rasakan. Kalau dulu saya bekerja sekedar untuk passion dan money, sekarang saya…

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On Zal and School

Mum: If Zal can’t really speak Indonesian, then what will be of him at school later..? Me: … So many miscommunications in single chat, but I don’t think I want to correct them now. First, just because Zal speaks alphabets and numbers in English, doesn’t mean we don’t teach or talk to him in Indonesian….

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Stop this war

Looks familiar? Yeah, it does for me too. I am always irked whenever I see a post like this; shaming working mothers as if they don’t love their children as much as stay at home mothers do. And really? Are you seriously comparing children with gold? A bit of disclaimer why I feel like I…

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Tiger Mom

I grew up under a very strict regime and schedule by Dad. I wasn’t even allowed to play outside after school until I was about 7 or 8. My world was literally school and home. I wasn’t complaining much because at that time I thought that’s what I was supposed to do. Dad always told…

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