Pinky, yes just avoid TCM.. i think physio are better because they really understand the joints and how the bones are connected. i heard too many horror stories abt TCM making the sprains worse. just ice and rest for now. go and see a GP and get a few days' mc.
Gelobean, wah sey. u must be a saint! i think u have a super high tolerance! hehehe. ur col really mouth too free.. u need to show her some colour.. why does she need to do a running commentary on ur life? i would have smacked her already.
Happygal, ur gynae seems to be scaring u instead of reassuring u.. i hardly hear docs encouraging c-sec so early.. in fact most will say no need to decide until u are in labour or not.. ur doc isn't pro natural ah? as for the possibility of u having gestational diabetes, ur urine test strip will give u an indication already. i really think ur gynae is scaring u! are u very small size?
Little Prince, Gelobean, Mummychua, Gwen, SN, haha i think we all have differing views on primary schools. let's agree to disagree.
i think as a teacher, Gwen, i m sure u have seen many so called hopeless cases succeeding and vice-versa. as a parent, our perspective is different. we won't allow (or try our best to prevent) our kid from being the problem kiddo in school. it's like this intangible criteria of being a parent; like it or not u are judge by how ur kids turn out. As a teacher, ur responsibility is slightly different. i do teach part time in the universities so i can tell u that i although it seems as if i teach my students and my sons the same way, if i were to break it down, my sons' success is intricately tied to me while my students just come and go. It is only natural that every parent wants the best that they can get for their kids.. i m sure u as a teacher would also do ur best to teach ur kiddo but i think the level of focus is different when compared to ur students, if you get what i mean.
What i m trying to learn is to see that my kids is a blank canvas, and success in life isn't always defined so clearly. i need to look past the traditional definition of success. i have many long talks abt this with my hb (who is a teacher btw) and there are simply too many what-ifs that we parents want to tie down for our kids. as it is, i think i m one of the most laid back parents among my frens. my son only goes for I Can Read because i think reading is important. no other enrichment even though he can't speak Mandarin at all.
Lastly, abt ur comment of me judging my son, i m not.. i think its too early for me to push him into any mould. i m making the observation that he follows his peers more than leading them for now. he even follows what his younger brother does without thinking. i also know my son is strong in other areas so please don't think i judge him prematurely when you have not interact with us.
just saying ya? no hard feelings.
