For a long time now, I've been mulling over this topic. That stay home dads are "invisible". Or rather, I didn't know I was mulling over it until an incident last month. Non-Stop Invisible Errands Are Par For The Cause Photo by Ondosan Sinaga on Pexels.com It was six am on the first Tuesday of … Continue reading Hard Truth: The Works of Stay Home Dads Are “Invisible”
It's been a while since I talked about my youngest son C with autism, and what's been happening with him. So here goes. Three things happened in these past three months that has meant new milestones reached for him. Autism Milestone #1 - Attending Gym Sessions Source: Writer's Album (2026) One was him attending free … Continue reading My Son’s Autism Milestones: Gym, Buses and Handphones
It was Wednesday, 14 January 2026. Across the island, students were returning to their secondary schools to collect their โNโ and โOโ level examination results. So was my son. Him who's all16 going on 17. I had missed out on being present when he collected his PSLE results back in 2021, when he was 12 … Continue reading Nearly Two Decades On, I Finally Get To Witness My Son Receiving His National Exam Results!
At the start of this week, I attended "Unfiltered: The Family On Trial", a conference hosted by CultivateSG (CSG) about championing families. CSG was formed a couple of years ago with the idea to cultivate purposeful discourse and promote meaningful conversations around families and social issues. Its goal is to champion the virtues of family … Continue reading Success In Championing Families Lies In “Flourishing” & Cultural Recalibration
Dear C In the blink of an eye, you've completed your first year in Secondary School this week. Well done! Even as we celebrate with you this milestone, there is something that we do need to state for the record. You see, the truth is we fully expected that you might not be promoted to … Continue reading Congrats Son! But We Best Get To Work Soon On Your Advancement
This morning, I attended a focus group discussion on screen time for kids, and what parents, teachers and caregivers feel or can do about better managing it. How did I come by such a focus group you ask? You see, the main English daily in my country plans to launch a series to help parents … Continue reading Cutting Back Screen Time For Kids? Let’s Start With Dialling Back FOMO First!
Three nights ago, I spoke to a room full of 13 and 14 year olds. Topic? The role of a dad. Gotta say I wasn't sure how best to engage them. But it turned out alright in the end. Partly because I decided to be my raw, vulnerable and deeply authentic self. In short, someone … Continue reading How Speaking On The Role Of A Dad To Young Teens Helped Me Forgive My Dad
The following post I wrote last month first appearedย here. [TLDR: Changing the parenting script from one that incorporates hurtful words to one that affirms our kids. To avoid adverse childhood experiences that may scar them into adulthood.] Before we dive into a discussion on how to rewrite the parenting script, thereโs something we need to think … Continue reading Re-writing The Parenting Script – Changing The Way We Speak To Kids
To my dear sons Today, I want to share with you some thoughts I have about a recent horrific tragedy -- the murder of a man named Charlie Kirk. This happened when Mr Kirk was holding an open-tent discussion forum in front of his family and thousands of students in the Utah Valley University ten … Continue reading Sons, Speak Up And Be Brave! This World Needs You To
Never Give Up! Time to begin againTime to pick upTo start againTo rise up Feeling listlessNot an optionDon't know what to doNot an option Time to read againThinking well againTime to write againContribute again Feeling usefulSimply a mustFeeling hopefulSimply to trust The proverbial silver liningThat's never very farIf I just pick myself upAnd look to … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #255
