Great bonding moment – watch movies with your kids.

Spending precious moments with the family in leisurely activities is associated with helpful and beneficial emotional bonding within. A family’s home activities such as  playing at the yard, board games as chess, monopoly, even gardening and just watching television together are related to a family’s cohesion or how they bond towards each other.

This is why when we got the time to spend out we also watch movies with the kids. It’s not a must to be out with the kids to have fun but once in a while, it’s that time you take off from work and take them out that they look forward to. Kids grow up so fast, we may never get the chance to take them out if they have their own peers to go out with.

Many studies say that bonding with the kids will prepare them to be proper, moral and more responsible adults. It’s true, I won’t contest that…even without reading such, by experience we will know and see that having a close relationship with children…our children that is, makes them more confident and ready to take on life.

Communication is another important factor when it comes to getting close to your kids. Dinner with the whole family is one of those moments where an opportunity for communication is truly open. Take this time to bond with them by simply asking about how the day went or how they did on that day’s seatworks…these little moments of listening are appreciated by them…they’ll know that you’re there to listen so they open up and do not contain difficulties within themselves.

These little moments matter, especially when they’re older — they can always happily look back to their childhood knowing that “mom and dad have always been there for us.”

My youngest daughter Madeline is a cat lover. She has been begging me numerous times for me to either buy or adopt a cat. I keep turning her down because having a pet is huge responsibility. Last time we adopted a male cat named Custard,   he went missing. We did not know whether he ran away or was stolen.

Two weeks ago, I thought of surprising Madz by buying her a cat stuffed toy. It’s not as good as a real cat but she loves it so much she carries it wherever she goes except when going to school of course. I am planning of giving her a real pet cat when she’s old enough to take care of it.

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I recently bought Avon’s mega impact lipstick in divine wine. The main dilemma about ordering from Avon is the inability to try the color first before ordering so it’s like painting in the dark. True enough when I got the lipstick from the Avon lady, the color didn’t suit my lip color or skin tone. It didn’t look flattering or even cute at all.

I was ready to throw it away but then I had this wild idea of trying it on my eldest daughter Chai. Guess what? She rocked it! Her lips looked vibrant in it. I wanted her to keep it but then again it’s not appropriate for kids under 12 to be wearing make-up anyway. I had to give it to a friend. I wish I can say Chai was delighted with the idea.

Pronouncing Super Crayon:
Me: “Anong game ‘tong Super Krayon?”
Chai: “Mommy, it’s Super Kreyon.”
Me: “Sorry naman. (embarrassed)”

-Kids grow up so quickly. One day they’re still in their diapers, the next day they’re already smarter than you. LOL. =)