- Sep 21 Mon 2020 23:45
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Teenagers Talk 2020
- May 30 Thu 2019 12:46
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Teenager talk
- May 21 Tue 2019 07:42
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重遊舊地 Visit to Michigan, where we spent the postdoc years
Since a friend's sudden passing in December 2017, I have not touched this blog till now. There were so many feelings that I needed time to process in solitude, the shock at the loss of a vibrant life, the inexplicable feelings about time gone, etc. etc. Eventually I just kept reading novels, immersing in and learning from others' stories and experiences, keeping life simple. Time doesn't stop for anything or anyone, so aging goes on and kids grow, now looking taller than me.
These toddler days in Michigan in 2008-2011, especially in comparison with their current stage of teenage growth, seem so idyllic and far away like a dream.
- Nov 28 Tue 2017 14:41
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Kids talk
February 16, 2018 Chinese New Year
Mom to 11-yr-old: Your head seems much bigger, almost the size of mine.
13-yr-old: But too bad there's not much inside, just fluff.
Mom to 11-yr-old (glaring at 13-yr-old): Your head seems to have grown.
- Oct 10 Tue 2017 08:54
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謝天謝地又可以進入自己的部落格後台了 & 感恩節
之前用MacBook的Safari怎麼都進不了自己的部落格帳號,真是嚇到了,擔心之前所有資料都遺失了.雖然沒有什麼特別的文章,但是小朋友過去說的話一點一滴,在他們成長的這麼快的時候,總是覺得很珍貴.
暑假已經過完了現在是秋天.
- Aug 10 Thu 2017 12:10
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Kids talk Summer 2017
The 13-yr-old and the 11-yr-old have been fighting in the summer time. Before the younger left for camping for 3 days:
11-yr-old: I hope you get blown up!
13-yr-old: I hope you get eaten by a bear!
Mom:
- May 12 Fri 2017 01:01
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The younger one turns 11!
2017-5-11 at night past bedtime
Kids: We want to watch the cartoon (as per every night on "Our Family") before bed!
Mom: It's too late today!
10-yr-old: Tonight is the last night you can hang out and watch the cartoon with me as a 10-year-old!
Kids: We want to watch the cartoon (as per every night on "Our Family") before bed!
Mom: It's too late today!
10-yr-old: Tonight is the last night you can hang out and watch the cartoon with me as a 10-year-old!
- Feb 12 Fri 2016 12:22
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Kids Talk
4-17-2017
Me: You took the most cheesy part of the bread!!
12-year-old: (licked through the piece) Yup.
Me: You took the most cheesy part of the bread!!
12-year-old: (licked through the piece) Yup.
- Feb 02 Tue 2016 11:20
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Kids' Confession
Nails
Today the soon-to-be-12-yr-old, sitting in the washroom when mom made her cut her nails, suddenly confessed:
"Everytime I cut my nails I would feel a little guilty because I remembered that once two years ago, I was angry at my brother and I was out for revenge. So when I cut my nails I did it in his room and spread my cut nails all over his floor in his room. That night, he was jumping over the floor saying how the floor was prickly. It was really funny to me at that time but ever since I felt guilty about it."
Today the soon-to-be-12-yr-old, sitting in the washroom when mom made her cut her nails, suddenly confessed:
"Everytime I cut my nails I would feel a little guilty because I remembered that once two years ago, I was angry at my brother and I was out for revenge. So when I cut my nails I did it in his room and spread my cut nails all over his floor in his room. That night, he was jumping over the floor saying how the floor was prickly. It was really funny to me at that time but ever since I felt guilty about it."
- Jan 25 Mon 2016 10:10
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Kids talk
Today we went to Mill Hill for a walk. Mill Hill has a very steep hill, but after getting through it the view at the top is nice.
When the car arrived at the park parking lot,
Mom: Did anyone else bring water?
Kids: No, too heavy.
When the car arrived at the park parking lot,
Mom: Did anyone else bring water?
Kids: No, too heavy.
- Nov 17 Tue 2015 09:53
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9-yr-old's Monday story
One day in Cirrellion City a guy called Chad was washing the dishes in his small apartment building. He did not like it there because it was very small. He also had to sleep with his little brother Coco. Coco always screamed at his teddy bear because he thought it stole his gummy bears but actually he ate them without knowing. Their mom was really awesome exept that she slept a lot. It was very rare when she was walking around. She was nice because she gave special treats when Chad least expected it. Then there was his dad who was mostly working. He worked at the plumbing toilet factory. It was a very common job. You just go around to a house and plumb around and unplug it. There family had two pets, one was a cat and one was a parrot. The cat was always chasing the parrot.
While he was washing the dishes he heard a clunk sound. It was very loud, then Coco ran right up to him and said that somebody had dropped his own ipod. He yelled ''what the heck Coco'' and stormed out of the room, the onn he did not hear was "somebody" . His cheeks were all red and it looked like he was a explouding volcano ! He was very angry.
- Nov 14 Sat 2015 08:01
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9-yr-old's day
Today at lunch I played hockey and hurt my hand. It was when X accidentally slid his hockey stick right up mine and both of our sticks clashed against my hand. It hurt a lot. X said sorry but G said i faked it till i showed him my huge cut. We had assembly because M is leaving the school.. He has been working at our school for over 8 years . I can not believe that N is in Mexico! He gets a lot of sun and we get clouds and rain. I also want him to come back soon because he does not know that M is leaving the school. He will be sad because N likes M. He will be like this. He would not like to hear the news. J has been very quit but he keeps saying he is fine. Something is going on with him. It is weird.
