(Photo from the internet) Dear diary, It’s been a while since the kids and I didn’t have to run off and could relax on a weekend morning. My daughter: I can’t decide what I want to be when I grow up Me:

Sharing this because this mother needs to commiserate sometimes and I cannot talk about the bad things which happen to children all the time. Dear Diary, The kids are growing up and I'm drowning trying

Dear Diary, Zaid is having time adjusting in his new school. His best friend before Chinese New year is nw his mortal enemy. Yesterday, he texted me, upset, because the video game he lent the boy, came

Salem Salem was the third child, Sara adopted. But he was the oldest. He was 13 when she adopted him. (image from the internet) She found this diary entry from June, 2009: I spent the whole day with our

Never would I imagine my life with a child with complication. This is not my first time talking about my second son here on Steemit, but because everyday is an opportunity of hope and improvement, there

If you ever enter my home, perhaps you’ll notice the altar with a broken statue of a Buddha. Here’s the predicament. Unlike other broken things you can easily be disposed of, any religious symbols, once

Zara loves telling me stories- a ritual over the past 7 years I found this old journey entry I wrote about my daughter, who was then 3 years old This was our conversation: Mama, we need to colour the stars

My son made me cry and laugh today. Zaid: When I get older, I'm going to take care of you Me: Why? Because I'll be old? Zaid: Because you'll be old. And you can't walk or feed yourself. Me: Really? I'll

*I am thinking that the hardest part to build a community in steemit is people without any knowledge of so called IT technology. Some people just really doesn't understand copy and paste how to use computer's

Zara showed my efforts at laundry. Spread them on the dining table for me to see for myself - I turned everything pink. Zaid’s really unhappy with his newly laundered pink underwear, purple pyjamas ( they

Hey guys, hows it going? Sorry I have been rather quiet these past few weeks. Everyone is celebrating Chinese New Year back home in Malaysia and being so far away from my family and friends was quite

Earlier this year, I witness an horrific accident which happen just in front of my house, two stray puppies was struck by a 4wd truck, left one puppy dead and one badly injured. The incident happen at

Hey, peeps! I know some of you had been chasing for Part 6, I apologize for the long wait due to the Chinese New Year season 🙏🏻 So here comes the Part 6! Previously in Part 5 Our cafe could not sustain

Hi Everyone, I would like to bring you back to those time where you are very much influenced by the book that you read. As you read those books, you could somehow visualize all the scenes in your mind.

Childhood, the only time where us adults were able to be carefree, happy & most importantly free from any kind of responsibility! I'm not saying that we can't have those feelings now, but oh boy that

Life is what YOU make of it and how you see it -- a glass half full or a glass half empty that makes it your daily heaven or hell; a blessing or a curse. Things may go wrong, sure it will, along the many

We lost our 3rd child, in my wife's womb in 2004. We were devastated. Yes, we already had two wonderful children before that, but we always wanted three. And so we prayed, and asked God if it was His Will

I am currently pregnant of my second child and I guess it is time that I share my story to future mothers out there especially those who are having a hard time conceiving. I was 25 years old when I got

I always thought that witches and wizards of the witchcraft world had tremendous power that could never be defeated. They couldn't just be matched by any other spiritually or physically and this almost

Steemians friends, this is my entry to the "Tell your Story" contest. I hope you like it. Thanks to @danieldoughty for allowing to make of this subject the motive and reflection of our experiences,