Blessings from Above

What can you do as a parent when your child gets bullied in school? #2 has been facing this bully since p1. It is pretty unfortunate that they have been "stuck" together in the same class for the past three years and will continue to be in the same class for another year. Even more unfortunate that they are "partners" as their index number comes one after another. Incidents that have happened so far - boy tries to trip #2 when he walks past (this has happened more than once - #2's psychomotor skills aren't fantastic to begin with), boy threw #2's shoe over the ledge and down to level 1, boy makes sarcastic remarks about #2 (& us) - "your mama is so fat", "your family is so poor that they cannot afford to buy you snacks" and the latest "your name is so stupid". I've tried to speak to this boy's mom before but she chose to believe that her son is an "angel" and did not carry out the purported acts. Teac...

You know old people said "Have them while you are young"? And they are really not kidding... almost one full (zodiac) cycle later, here I am entering the 3rd trimester with #4 and I feel a world of difference! Definitely way less energy and way more taxing on my body. My girth has expanded way beyond what has ever been and I probably now have 5% of wearables in my wardrobe but I'm not about to go out there and buy new stuff because #4 is really the last baby that we will have. Strangely though, I've only put on 2kg since we found out about the pregnancy... In the same vein, when the DR gives you recommendations, you should probably just take it. It's really strange that some 7 - 8 weeks ago, he asked me to take the flu vaccination and I was thinking.. "ah? For what, I hardly ever fall sick" and thus turn down his recommendation. Fast forward to today, barely recovered from Influenza Type A (assumed as only #2 did the test but we were treated in the sam...