The question most asked by many women is how much they can ask for child support. Although there are a lot of factors to consider, usually it’s around 25% to 30% of the father’s salary, but not less than P3,000/month. I’ve repeated this information a couple of times already, but I would like to expound on this topic; due to the volume of emails I’ve been receiving. Read more »

When I talk to lawyers, or when I read their blogs; I always, always get a headache from trying to understand what they’re trying to say. All the mumbo jumbo about family law drives me crazy, and these “lawyer terms” are just so hard to understand. Whoever wrote the family code must not have wanted us simple people to understand what it means, or it was written so that we have to go pay lawyers to interpret them for us. Read more »

I’m suddenly so insecure about my appearance, and sometimes even wishing that I wasn’t pregnant anymore. I was still getting second looks, but not the kind of attention that I would prefer. And definitely not from women who were probably wondering if I had swallowed a watermelon. My spirits were lifted the other day when I saw a guy smile at me, after giving me second (and third, and fourth) glances. Of course, I was sitting down munching on dumplings, trying to satisfy my craving for something salty, so he probably didn’t see my bulging belly. Read more »

I know he still looks like a skeleton, but he’s there and he’s kicking up a storm. He’s now 5 months old in my tummy, and soon he’ll be wrecking havoc in our house; together with his older brother.

Peek-a-boo!!!

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I’ve had cough and colds for the last couple of days, and it’s really bothered me to the point that I can’t sleep at night. I finally asked my OB for some drugs!!! I want instant relief! Unfortunately, she just told me to gargle Orofar-L, drink plenty of fluids and take Vit C. I want drugs!!! Well, OTC medications, not the kind sold by pushers. Read more »