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Kathy Dai

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Working mom with a lovely baby son. Looking for answers and balance. Undergoing a great life style change with the new family member.

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维玉 张wrote:
Kathy:我们有两个星期没有和你们见面了,非常非常的想你们!红心红唇
Oct. 10
aprilwrote:
从一百天走到一周岁,宝宝生日快乐噢!
愿你健康快乐,我会永远爱着你的.....
 
May 27
Ruiwrote:
啥时候更新夏威夷度假记?:)
May 20
aprilwrote:
 Kyle,
健康快乐,为你而骄傲!
快满一百天了,我这个小阿姨真心地祝福小宝贝!
我爱你!
宝贝可爱的.....红心
Sept. 7
July 08

享受自己做出的愚蠢决定

Serendipity is a good thing. I can not make rational choices all the time. I just need to enjoy my "stupid" decision and the consequences coming with it.
 
那些负面的情绪,也未尝都是百害无一益的物什。悲伤,后悔,孤单,嫉妒,怨恨,经常是诗人们笔下的宠儿。有了他们,这个世界才有了味道,逃离了单调。
 
那就慢慢品味这悲伤,这后悔,这孤单,这嫉妒,这怨恨;夜晚之后,便是黎明了。
 
坐在灯下,拿着paper,啃着葡萄干,听着音乐,突然有感而发。
 
”为什么耍酷,为了活得精彩,为了自己预购快乐的未来,so what“

Goodbye to MJ

Smile, though your heart is aching

Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile, and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

July 06

Happy birthday to you my dear

宝贝,祝你生日快乐。祝你这新的一年里化肚肚上的小肥肥为肌肉,学会游泳成为泳池健将!
让我们一起成长,一起享受幸福,一起面对挑战,一起平安健康快乐地生活......
July 02

病假的最后一天

收拾房间,发面包了小包子(虾仁/玉米/青豆/青菜嫩笋馅),大人小孩都可以吃,尤其是挑食的小祖宗可以一口一个,还做了青葱花卷,但愿他们能喜欢。
小祖宗回来后,果然一口一个,吃了N个。哈哈。
June 29

悠长假期

给自己放了4个星期的假。恢复身体,也恢复那个活力热情的自己。
 
看了三个星期的电视,兼带慢节奏的收拾房间和自己的心情。
 
看了Mama mia,我想Donna的人生态度正是我所需要的。当爱失去无所依靠时,一个女人也可以有强大的小宇宙去支撑自己的天空。她依然美丽,对生活充满热情,在二十多年后终于找到了迟来的爱情。
 
接下来的两部,让我过足了恋爱的瘾。我的青春谁做主是我喜欢的第二部。我喜欢陆毅演的周晋,他的不完美都显得那么完美,让我一直微笑着看着他。方宇则让我想起多年前的爱情,率性且sexy,在他低头kiss 小样的那一刻。
 
然后是神探狄仁杰。这里我老少通吃,狄阁老思维缜密,临危不惧,说话掷地有声,极具大将风度;元芳则是帅的可爱,酷的唯美,“现在我已经很生气了...”,哈哈。更多搞笑台词见这里
 
看完这些,yy这许久,我想我该回到现实里来了。房间们渐渐的变得整洁条理起来,心情也越来越清楚而坚定。一个女人失去爱是很可悲的事,但不能因为可悲就活在灰色里。凡是从自己做起,做一个美丽的条理的有梦想的自己,然后再去worry about relationship,而不能让relationship ruin 自己的生活。Relationship 需要经营,如果经营的太累,那就顺其自然吧。每个家有每个家的过法。最重要的一点,便是建立强大的堡垒和疏浚工程,保护自己快乐的心态,抵御消极的影响。看看沙漠里不也有各种生物顽强的活着吗?
 
June 26

生日快乐

Birthday cake
 
每年的这个时候
曾经是我最快乐的时光
爸爸妈妈会为我买一个蛋糕
插上一只只小蜡烛
许上一个心愿
下一年的旅程又开始了
 
现在给自己一个祝福
回味过去的点点滴滴
那些苦涩慢慢沉淀
在心里种下希望的种子
明年此时再收获
自己送给自己的礼物
 
   
June 21

疯狂馒头

第一次用面包机,便大获全胜,斩获馒头20只,雪白筋道,Yummy!Open-mouthed
June 19

来世今生

美好是那么的脆弱,经不起他一贯的尖酸刻薄。小栗已经忘记了这十几年来,她的自信和乐观是如何被这刻薄所摧残的。当这景象又一次发生了,她猛然发现,一切只是在周而复始的进行,她又一次的欺骗了自己。

古寺青灯,孤芳自赏,顾影自怜,寂寞时自己抚慰自己的伤口,小栗觉得自己生活在一个透明的牢笼里。

她想变成一个这样的人,对负面的东西非常免疫,对什么情景都镇定自若,没有人在乎也无所谓。而这是需要强大的自信作为后盾的,小栗对自己的自信没有自信。

在梦里,有一个亲切的影子,拥抱着她,热吻的气息透着千百年的思念,在梦里,小栗是一个勇敢而纯粹的女人,乌黑的长发掠过他的脸颊,回眸之际,迎来那深邃的电击般的目光,耳际传来熟悉的声音,“来生做我的女人”。

June 16

ZT:Teachable Moments

zt: Teachable Moments (for toddlers) 2009-06-11 11:59:18
Take advantage of everyday chances to share life lessons with your child.

Everyday Lessons

You probably do so many chores each day that you don't even give them a second thought, but they're actually great ways to help your child discover new things about the world. Children learn by show-and-tell. They watch you pay bills, do the dishes, and drive the car, but they probably don't understand how and why you're doing those things unless you tell them. Every place you take your child can easily become an instant classroom where you can teach him skills that will help make him a self-sufficient, well-rounded person. You just need to seize these teachable moments.


In the Car

Little-kid lessons: Talk through each step: buckling your seat belt, using a key to start the car, and putting in gas so the car will go. Explain that it's the law to stop at red lights, slow down at yellow, and go at green so that cars coming from different directions will each have a turn and no one will get hit. Say, "We pull over for ambulances and fire trucks if their sirens are on because that means they need to get to an emergency quickly." Your kids will start to understand why you need to focus on the road when you're driving.

Big-kid concepts: Point out the speed-limit signs, explain why it's important to follow them, and show how to read the speedometer. Let your older child be your copilot: he can learn to read the map and follow driving directions. Teaching kids about streets and landmarks helps them develop a general awareness of their surroundings.



In the Laundry Room

Doing the wash is a great way to involve kids in housework. Teaching your child this chore will also ensure that your future college student won't be sending her dirty laundry home from the dorm.

Little-kid lessons: Help your child practice basic classification skills by sorting whites and colors. Tell her: "When clothes get wet in the washer, sometimes the dye that makes them different colors gets washed off. Since we don't want the dye to make our white clothes red or blue or purple, we keep colored clothes in a separate load." She can also start folding easy items like towels and pillowcases (teach her to match up the corners) and pairing up socks. She'll feel empowered, and she'll also begin to understand how families work together to get things done.

Big-kid concepts: Your older child can measure and pour the detergent, and fold and put away the laundry. You can even begin explaining the different washer and dryer settings so she can eventually complete this chore on her own.



At a Restaurant

A family dinner out is the perfect opportunity to teach table manners and proper public behavior.

Little-kid lessons: Model good restaurant etiquette for your child, and describe your behavior to help make it clear how you expect her to act and why. Tell her you speak softly and sit still so you don't disturb other people, that you chew with your mouth closed and use utensils properly to be polite, and that you say "please" and "thank you" to show your appreciation.

Big-kid concepts: Allow your child to order her own food, which lets her practice speaking to adults. You can also teach her about money by showing her the bill and giving her paper and a pencil to check to see whether the total was added up correctly. (She can even do this on a napkin while you're waiting for your order at the pizzeria.)



Running Errands

At the Grocery Store

When you cook a meal, you have to think ahead, follow a plan, and make choices. Let your child help you at the supermarket so he can practice these skills.

Little-kid lessons: Have him draw a shopping list with pictures, or cut out magazine photos of items you usually get and paste them into a notebook he can take with him. Then have him look for the items on the shelves as you go through the store. Whenever possible, give him a choice and let him decide. ("There are red and green apples. Which do you like better?")

Big-kid concepts: Have your older child write out his own grocery list with foods for his lunch box and snacks. Discuss together what will make your final cut and why. (A rule like "We can't buy anything with sugar as one of the first four ingredients" will get him reading nutrition labels and making healthy decisions.) Have him look through newspapers to clip coupons for items your family usually buys. You can even help him start to budget by letting him spend some of his allowance on a treat you wouldn't usually buy him.



At the Bank

Teach your child about budgeting by talking him through your trip to the ATM or your conversation with the bank teller.

Little-kid lessons: Explain the basics of keeping money in the bank: It's safe there because you know you won't lose it. (When you put -- or "deposit" -- money into a savings account, the bank pays you a little more money -- called "interest" -- for keeping it there. And when you need it, you can take it out -- or "withdraw" it.) Have your child count your bills for you; it will expose him to basic finance concepts.

Big-kid concepts: Narrate the process of writing out a check (show him what you write in each space and explain that the check lets the bank know it's okay to take money out of your account and pay it to the person you've written the check to), balancing a checkbook ("I subtract the amount of the check from my total balance, so I know how much money is left in my account"), filling out a deposit slip ("When someone writes a check to me, this is how I make sure the money gets into my account"), and going through the ATM instructions.



At the Post Office

Sending letters encourages reading and writing. Teaching your child to send thank-you notes for presents is an ideal way to introduce him to the mail system (and reinforce good manners).

Little-kid lessons: Explain that you have to pay money to send a letter, and have him help you pick out stamps, put them on the envelope in the right spot, and put the letter in the mailbox. Even just signing his name on a letter will help him practice handwriting and encourage communication and creativity. Explain that when you put letters in the mailbox, the postal worker takes them to the post office, where they're sorted. Then each one is delivered to the address you wrote on the envelope.

Big-kid concepts: Older children can write letters and address envelopes. You might also use a map to mark where you're sending the letters and teach geography. A pen pal or Flat Stanley Project can inspire literacy and teach social-studies lessons.
 

ZT: 探讨与Toddler 一起读书

给孩子念书前,我会先拿着书指着封面,问孩子看见什么,要她多说。看见任何人或动物的插图,会问孩子她认为那人或动物是高兴还是伤心,还是其它感觉,为什么她会这样认为。然后介绍书的作者和illustrator。

念书的内容时,我还是会要求宝宝告诉我书上插图画了什么,什么颜色,有多少。尽量把书中的情节和她现实生活relate起来。比如,给她念penguin的书时,我会问她在那里看见过penguin,她答是动物园后,我又会问动物园里的penguin像不像书中的那样,有什么不同。(同样的,到了动物园看见penguin,也会问是不是和书上的一样,也会toboggan?)

每翻下一页先要她先猜猜下一页是什么。如果孩子对那本书很熟悉,这问题就很是受欢迎,她会抢着告诉我情节。如果她不熟悉那本书,她会不高兴,她还是不习惯如果靠前面的情节来预测将会有什么事情发生。

而我现在加入的open ended questions是:你喜欢那页书吗?为什么?也问她如同样的事发生在她身上,她会有什么想法。 

刚开始宝宝对这样的问题很反感,她甚至于不要再听我念书。后来,我想想,她可能是不知道妈妈要什么样的答案,很frustrated而逃跑。我只好做个role model,常告诉她我对那本书的看法和感受,慢慢的她也习惯了,也知道该如何回答那样的问题。

念完一本书当然也要问她喜欢那本书吗,为什么。

然后再慢慢的帮助她讲述故事情节,这样很容易知道她究竟有没有明白书上说的,那里需要再给她解释的。

然后再问和书上没有关联的问题,比如我给她念完penguin后,会问她penguin是什么动物,她答是鸟后就会围绕着小鸟这话题。问她鸟是warm blooded还是cold blooded,有没有骨头,会飞吗?为什么penguin是鸟却又不会飞呢?还有什么鸟是不会飞的。她会飞吗?为什么? 

大家可能会认为我问太多unrelated问题了,其实这些都是她从其它书上看过早已知道答案的,我不过是给她复习而已。而她也最爱那样的问题,平时在家里她常这样问我。

不知道大家又是如何给你们的宝宝念书的呢?可以和我分享吗?

摘自:http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=kids&MsgID=1455341

June 15

快乐的Cinderella

在华人和亲亲宝贝坛上看到一个又一个故事,问题,和感叹。他们都是和我年纪相仿的女子,他们都在努力寻找着更好的生活,还有一种归属感。通过无数次的实践,失败和进步,小女人变成了富有生活经验的大女人。WSN们也许会嗤之以鼻的戏言为“大妈”。俺是大妈俺怕谁?“大妈”这个词也许用“大Cinderella” 更加确切。
 
女人长大的过程,就像:小时候是个小Cinderella,青涩而单纯;恋爱时是公主,享受着被人宠爱的感觉;做妈妈了后又变成大Cinderella,忙碌着寻找家庭和自我的平衡;磨炼N年后蜕变成为一个真正的女王,在各种名利诱惑压力中找到游刃有余的办法。
 
现在享受着做大Cinderella的过程,其实是很美好的。
June 12

Recover

看了“青春”,撇开搞笑的深刻的台词和帅男靓女们不谈,我最大的感觉就是,青春。我就呼吸这青春的空气看了30集。很爽很爽。
 
青春本身代表了一种自信。输了,没什么大不了的,我有的是时间,从头再来呗。
 
三十好几,弯路走了若干,人生经验是长了不少,可还是很难做到精准的“在正确的时间作正确的事情”。接下来要好好磨练人生的枪法哦。
 
最近自信和热情都有惨重的挫伤,该是时候拾起来,找回青春活力的自己,实现梦想就不远了!
 

June 08

吃到RuiRui的爱心晚餐+甜点

每一口都透着淡淡的温馨。
 
不禁感叹,娶妻如斯,夫复何求!加上本身因为荷尔蒙剧烈变化引起的不适,更加坚定了我来生一定要做男人娶Ruirui如此温柔美丽贤惠的女子为妻这样的念头。赫赫。
June 03

给天堂里的海麟

亲爱的宝贝,你悄悄地走了,留下心痛的爸爸妈妈。你的小心脏曾经那么顽强的跳动过,你小小的身影留在了超声仪的照片纸上,那是你给爸爸妈妈最后的纪念。你是爸爸妈妈心中永远的无可替代的海麟。爸爸妈妈永远爱你,想你,抱抱你,亲亲你。祝你在天堂里平安健康快乐幸福。Red lips
 
Every step I take
Every move I make
Every single day
Every time I pray
I'll be missing you

Thinking of the day
When you went away
What a life to take
What a bond to break
I'll be missing you 
 
永远爱你的爸爸妈妈Right hug
 
June 01

祝所有儿童们快乐

包括出生的还有未出生的,年长的年少的,凡是有童心的,都统统加倍快乐在今天。
贴上一组神奇小子作为小小攀爬能手的照片,还有和爸爸在后院里嬉戏的,祝大家开心!
May 27

Happy birthday, my dear baby!

两年前的现在,妈妈正在准备要把你这个小家伙搞出来。可是你的脑袋太大,怎么push都push不出来,最后OB大叔来了,才用了个小吸盘把你连吸带拉得弄了出来。
 
你出生时浑身洁白如玉,鲜红的小嘴唇,亮亮的眼睛看着妈妈。妈妈心里想,你真是上天赐予的珍宝,妈妈一定要好好珍惜,好好爱你!
 
从三个月起,你就初具小帅哥的模样,大眼睛亮晶晶。穿什么衣服都帅极了,妈妈最快乐的hobby就是在网上给你淘衣服了,哈哈。
 
你是个天使宝宝。6个星期时,睡觉就很乖了。你醒来时,会很cute的叫两声,一点也不闹,让妈妈能够睡个好觉好好做奶牛。你胃口很好,总是能吃很多,妈妈好欣慰!当然你的小性格还是有滴,妈妈和你就母乳喂养展开了艰苦卓绝的斗争,结果还是双方妥协告终。
 
爸爸打一开始起就立志做好爸爸。先是请了两个星期假,接管所有换尿布和喂奶瓶的工作,现在也是陪你吃早奶夜奶哦。最近还把playground给修好了,你才可以尽情玩滑滑梯哦。爸爸虽然耐心不一定比妈妈好,但是为了爱你释放的能量和妈妈的一样多。以后记得多亲爸爸几下,让他爱你爱的更带劲!
 
还记得外公外婆吗?他们从你一出生就呵护着你,为了让妈妈做好奶牛想尽办法,所以你小时候打好的基础现在才这么壮呀。他们从国内带了几大箱的东西,留给自己的东西少的可怜,其他的全都是给宝宝你带的衣服玩具,甚至给妈妈产奶用的酒糟。记得下次和外公外婆在一起时要好好亲亲他们哦。爷爷也不远万里赶来看你,他是哄你睡觉的专家,你一到他怀里就安静了。他们的爱都会在你的大脑袋里打下美好的印记。
 
在你两岁的时候,在你也许还不会许愿的时候,妈妈为你填个空,祝你长大成为一个有能力去爱的人,呼吸着爱的空气健康快乐的生活。
 
再次,妈妈谢谢你带给妈妈的幸福和快乐。Live a wonderful life!

ZT:论Daddy's Girl/Boy之必要性

From Huaren.net

经常看到妈妈们抱怨孩子爸不管孩子,所以想写点我的粗浅看法。请大家多多补充。

宝宝的情感需求

自从有了宝宝,我们的想法都变了不是。什么都要为宝宝考虑,宝宝的best interest是我们的top priority。

每个宝宝都需要两份爱,爸爸的,和妈妈的。这两份是不可代替的。不是说妈妈多爱点,就可以弥补爸爸较少的爱。

一般来说,妈妈比较注重吃饱穿暖(没办法呀,大部分爸爸不管这些),爸爸呢,带宝宝玩比较行。有了平衡的爱,宝宝最快乐。所以,即使孩子爸不愿意管孩子,我们为了宝宝,也得慢慢督促培养孩子爸。千万不要赌气就不让他管了。

孩子爸

长期的男权社会,造成一种观念:孩子是妈的事。对于这种观点,大家要打翻在地,再踩上几脚。还有些孩子爸呢,会说: "我多挣点,孩子你多管。"还是不对。孩子爸就不应该是sperm donor. 宝宝出来后,物质上,精神上,孩子爸必须都做贡献。这是18年的承诺。

爸爸和孩子的感情,很符合富者越富,穷者越穷的的规律。就是说管得越多,越爱孩子,孩子也越爱爸爸,然后爸爸就心甘情愿地管得更多。反之,如果不怎么管,孩子和爸爸不熟,很可能以大哭告终。爸爸的挫败感,让他更不愿意管。

人的感情怎么来的呢? 小王子的那朵玫瑰为什么重要?不是玫瑰本身,而是小王子投入的时间让她变得特别了。所以呀,要鼓励爸爸对宝宝的感情,越投入越套牢。嘿嘿。

孩子妈

大道理讲完,作为孩子妈,我偷偷说,孩子爹培养好了,我们也轻松点不是。

还有亚,看人挑担不吃力。孩子爸不弄孩子的话,体会不到辛苦。参与之后,会对我们有更多的appreciation。也有助于夫妻感情,我们心情一好,宝宝就更快乐拉。不是说, happy mommy, happy baby嘛。

有种传统观念是,妈妈有了宝宝后就要全身心投入,没有自我,那样才是好妈妈。我觉得不同意的,我觉得只有把自我和宝宝平衡好,才会是快乐的新女性。所以,把孩子爸训练好,我们才能偷空做自己的事。

星爸是怎样炼成的

训练爸爸要从第一天抓起。有些爸爸进入角色很快,有些爸爸比较慢。较慢的呢,更需要我们的耐心,坚持和鼓励。

喂奶期间

有些爸爸可能觉得喂奶期间他没啥好参与的。有些新妈妈说不定也这么想。如果有父母帮忙,爸爸更落得清闲。其实这是不对的。爸爸有很多事情可以干:

1. 喂奶瓶(泵出来的母乳,或者配方奶)

2. 拍嗝:我家一向是我喂完奶,星爸接过去拍嗝。拍嗝是个体力活啊。大家都知道前三个月吐奶特别厉害,要扛着到处走,边走边拍,爸爸来拍最合适了。

3. 换尿布:嗬嗬,宝宝的臭臭,当爹的怎么能不参观呢。

4. 洗奶瓶:我那时洗了星爸还不乐意,嫌我洗得不干净,委屈他宝贝女儿了。

5. 洗澡:宝宝前几个月很软,星爸不敢给洗澡。但是洗澡时候我才不让他脱空了,一定要他陪洗,递个毛巾,逗逗万人迷都行呀。关键是那个参与感。人嘛,养成习惯就好了。现在给Grace洗澡,都是我主洗,星爸陪着说话。洗完呢,星爸一个大毛巾把万人迷裹走了。合作非常好。

最最最最重要的,是晚上起来。一定要让爸爸参与。记得刚开始我晚上起来喂奶,拍嗝,累个半死。第二天星爸还说,晚上睡得很好,Grace根本没哭,气坏我了。从此Grace一哭,我就踢星爸,让他把Grace抱过来,我喂奶。喂完交给他拍嗝,送回去。当然也不是每次成功的。但这么一来他就知道辛苦啦,嘿嘿。等万人迷睡整觉,我们都不敢相信,偷偷乐了很久。

这么一起熬得效果就是,我俩有战友的情谊拉。说起来就是,哎,我们那时不容易啊。。。

陪孩子玩

我说过爸爸的重要功能是陪孩子玩。我其实没啥耐心,陪Grace玩一回就没劲了,她也觉得我很boring  星爸陪玩就比我强多了。所以Grace一见老爹就特别开心。我还要煽风点火:亚,Grace最喜欢爸爸了。。。

我记得Grace 6个月开始就有social的需求了。所以如果前期爸爸没有参与太多,6个月开始可以陪玩了。

等再大点,当然完的更多了,swing啊,water table啊,踢球。。。还有带着去playground...总之把找乐子的机会让给孩子爸,让他们好好bond.

宝宝都很精的,跟谁一起好玩就粘谁。所以我们要创造机会让宝宝粘爸爸,进入富者越富的良性轨道。

要避免争宠心理

有的妈妈会担心,宝宝粘爸爸了,会不会不和我亲了?其实不用担心,妈妈就是妈妈,谁也越不过你去。

比如Grace,只要星爸在家,她不要我的。有时候星爸想把她递给我,她还哇哇大叫不肯呢。一开始我也有点吃醋,转头一想,嘿,我正好歇着,可以上网去啦~~~~~~~~ 当Grace有点不舒服的时候,还是要妈妈的。所以宝宝和妈妈亲是绝对的。 所以,我经常假装吃醋一下:哼哼,她居然不要我。星爸那个得意亚。我在心理偷笑:你上当拉。。。

如果家里人手多,比如爷爷奶奶,外公外婆在,爸爸的角色进入可能慢点。我没有经验。但是我想,孩子晚上自己带,爸爸就可以参与晚上的。还有陪宝宝玩绝对可以做到。老人对玩具不会精通的。

等老人走了之后再集中训练。

训练的要点是要放手(不要老嘀咕,强求所有细节照你的方式做),鼓励(阿谀之词越多越好),坚持(一开始不成功不要气馁,多试几次就好了)。

最后,把老大培养成Daddy's girl/boy, 等生老二时候,据说就会轻松很多。

好啦,扯完了。在此向豆爸,问问爸,成成爸,苹果爸,橙爸等等数不胜数的好爸爸致敬。祝准爸爸们都成为好爸爸。

May 26

生育后代的情感意义

生育子女,甚至包括领养,使得你的至亲网络(should be a directed graph)又往下延伸了一级。你可以说,我不再是叶子节点了,我是个parent node,为复杂的人类进化过程mutation 和 replication 贡献了自己的一份.
 
Emotionally,从此你拥有了无法摧毁的母爱或者父爱的能力。你永远牵挂着你的子女。爱他as who he is,变得前所未有的宽容和耐心。不再去理会别人的冷漠。心灰意冷的时候亦会有力量坚持下去。
 
夫妻的关系远远比这种关系脆弱的多。那是一种靠年轻时强烈荷尔蒙分泌造成的chemistry的吸引力,然后又靠法律,伦理和习惯的约束维系着的关系。一旦荷尔蒙分泌减弱了,这种关系就很容易受到考验。一旦离婚,两人遂变成陌路。而父母和子女的关系是不会改变的,关系好坏另当别论。Strategically, 夫妻的关系需要靠子女关系来加强甚至是维系。从情人的关系,蜕变成为困难时互相扶持的合作伙伴。很多年后,当我们不再青春,皮肤都松弛了,身上散发着老人味的时候,我们有一大把酸甜苦辣的历史可以回味,我们共同的结晶延续着我们的基因,并且用他们独特的mutation创造着他们崭新的令我们amazed的生活。
 
也许那时,我们会觉得人生是圆满的,年轻时候的感觉会再悄悄回来,就像重逢的旧情人再次体会那久违的销魂滋味。

至少还有你--给我的小情人

如果全世界我也可以放弃
至少还有你值得我去珍惜
而你在这里
就是生命的奇迹
也许全世界我也可以忘记
就是不愿意失去你的消息
你掌心的痣
我总记得在那里

我怕来不及
我要抱着你
直到视线变得模糊
直到不能呼吸

我怕时间太快
不够将你看仔细
我怕时间太慢
日夜担心失去你
恨不得一夜之间白头
永不分离

May 25

阳光海滩

昨天去了deception pass,小人和Eugene小哥哥玩的很开心。
小人睡了来回一路,老爸当司机辛苦了。
海滩上面居然像下饺子一样,人挨着人的,不过很有节日气氛哦。
 
阳光,海滩,大桥,小岛,炊烟袅袅,嬉闹的小人们。真想永远这样。
May 22

暖心

在忙碌中我仅有招架之力,很彷徨,寻找passion和inspiration。
 
就在这时,Junxian 送来了两个粽子,一切是如此的令人惊喜,给我的一天带来了无限的暖意。谢谢你!
 
带着遗憾离开以前的team,多年的友谊却没有失去。Shuzhen,Tammy,Junxian,Heng,Lin,Yang, 各自有各自的目标,喜悦和苦恼,互相打气宽慰,这友情何尝不是我们人生中的巨大财富呢?
 
送个Right hug给这些女朋友们,长周末快乐!
May 20

养和教

最近很忙很累,几乎忽略了对宝宝的教育,只是满足他的温饱而已。
看了一些育儿文章,觉得很惭愧,子不教父/母之过,宝宝基本上是个很好带很通情达理的小孩,最近脾气有些见长,反映了我们的亲子教育要跟上了。
 
比较倾向于情感教育和想象力培养在早教上优先于其他的方面,比如数学和认字等等。两岁左右是discipline 和情感教育的关键,我会努力教会他如何表达和理解情感,懂得基本的界限和礼节,培养通情达理和自我控制的基本能力。其实教育宝宝的同时,何尝不是自己的又一次成长过程呢?想象着自己的一言一行会影响他的一生,我不仅要教会他知识,更重要的是要培养他的能力和积极的生活态度。首先,我自己要做到这一点。
 
作妈妈的JMs,一起好好努力哦!
May 19

红烧肉

晚上烧了一大锅红烧肉,
放上油加一大勺红糖,熬成糊糊状,再放入开水焯过的肉块爆炒,加入葱姜,酱油,盐,桂皮八角等等,加水烧开后,用小火炖到收汤。
YUMMY! 好喜欢吃肉啊!另外,costco买的猪肩膀肉很适合做红烧肉哦!!!
 
食欲得到满足,人生就圆满了一半,哈哈。
 
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