A Mother's Monologue

The toddler with expensive taste

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee, from birth, had an eye for luxury. From the toys she liked to the food she spat out, we knew this girl was going to be high maintenance. And we were not wrong. Just yesterday, Tee told me that she only wants.......click to learn what next.

A resource for all Moms

Posted on November 8, 2007November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

When I first became a Mom, I only had a handful of books to guide me. I didn't have the world wide web, no support group and I certainly didn't know any pregnant Moms till I was no longer pregnant. I can see.......click to learn what next.

I am a busy Mom

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I'm 200% sure that 90% of Moms are too. Except for the uninvolved ones. Those who leave everything and I mean, EVERYTHING, to somebody else. Anyway, my point is, I am so busy to the point where sometimes, I just don't answer my.......click to learn what next.

Tee, the carbon copy of her father

Posted on November 8, 2007November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Now anyone who knows Tee's father will know that this little girl up here is definitely the product of His Royal Highness, Daddy of Tee. She is infinite proof that I did not sleep with anyone else. She has his good looks but.......click to learn what next.

Working with Databases

Posted on November 8, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In order to run a business succesfully, you need to have an organised database of very specific target market groups. I have TONS of databases collected from my business days but they are all just sitting there collecting cobwebs. I never knew I.......click to learn what next.

Pulling myself away from blogging

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It's HARD! I have books to finish (you know, the one that's been in my handbag for yonks! And then another two waiting to start......), magazines to browse (I don't even have time for magazines, can you believe it?), a child to care.......click to learn what next.

A big thank you

Posted on November 8, 2007November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Dear Readers, I want to thank you, each and everyone of you, for coming back each time, even if it isn't everyday, nor every week, but the fact that you even think to come back, touches me in varying degrees. I don't know who.......click to learn what next.

Doing the dishes

Posted on November 8, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs does that every night. This is because I am short and can barely reach the taps thus if I stood too long at the kitchen sink, my back gives way and this becomes an even bigger problem for the Hubs. He.......click to learn what next.

Insincerity

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know of people who in front of you give you the impression that you are their best friends, to the point of being family, when in reality couldn't care less about you or even think ill of you. I know some. There.......click to learn what next.

Asking for things

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

She's a brat, I'm telling you. At lunch out today, she noticed that the little girl at the next table was using some chopsticks. So despite having chicken and chips to eat, she insists on having chopsticks but she doesn't ask for them.......click to learn what next.

I saw! And I liked!

Posted on November 8, 2007November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Louis Vuitton handbags I'm talking about.....Mmmm......I have the Trocadero 27 and the Pochette Accesoires and two epi leather bags but is that enough for a lady? Of course not! Okay, okay...just get me the Neverfull GM and a colourful Pochette Accesoires and I'll.......click to learn what next.

Best chocolate brownies in the world

Posted on November 8, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

"HEY!!! DON'T EAT THAT!!! TAKE YOUR DIRTY FINGERS AWAY!!" After the scolding, "I love you, Mama......." "You're NOT having any of it if you touch it one more time!!!" Tee wanted to make brownies for her friends at school on the day she.......click to learn what next.

Flying off to space

Posted on November 8, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs has a friend who's an astronaut (and he reminds me to tell you, a REAL one) AND.........HE will be flying off to space from the launch pad in the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, next April. He has invited the Hubs to.......click to learn what next.

Deepavali at Tee’s school

Posted on November 8, 2007November 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For every celebration, especially the local ones, Tee's school goes out in a big way to teach the children theoretically and experientally, the meaning and significance of each festival. For Deepavali, the whole school was decked in Saris and Punjabi Suits and parents.......click to learn what next.

My mom wants to stay at a retirement village when she is old

Posted on November 8, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Despite the fact that I'd love for her to live with us when she does get old! She says she wants her privacy and doesn't want to step on anyone's toes. As if! Anyway, it is my goal to change her mind that.......click to learn what next.