Many dream of owning big mansions with an ocean view, vacation homes in different parts of the country, a garage full of luxury vehicles, annual world tours and ivy league education for their children. I dream for none of those; except the good education for my kids; because I don’t need a huge house full of strangers cleaning up after me. I just need 1 car to get around and drive my kids to wherever they want to go. There are plenty of places in the Philippines worth seeing, and saving up for one makes it the more worthwhile. More money will not make me happy. Yes, it will make life more comfortable; but I have seen money destroy relationships. Having more money will buy me company, but it will not build real bonds with people around me. Read more »

Note: The sperm donor actually saw a draft of this, and I was totally pissed off. You can just imagine the tantrum I threw. It was supposed to be an email sent out to him today - my gift for him on valentine’s day. You might think that its sweet that I’m writing it here, but he doesn’t read my blog anymore so he may not end up reading this at all. Anyway, here goes … Read more »

I have lived in the same house for 21 years. Through the years, new houses were built, homes were renovated, old neighbors moved out to be replaced by new ones. I don’t much socialize with them, except for a nod or a smile in greeting, his and hellos; but none of those intimate conversations. Most are “okay” (as in normal) people, but one family really pisses me off. Read more »

One of the perks of being pregnant is having humongous breasts. Although I’ve always thought of myself as well-endowed, I now realize how wrong I was – from a 36B, I am now a 38B. The difference can be seen when I wear gaping necklines. The cleavage is just amazing! The sperm donor seems to appreciate my new bra size, except for the fact that I am leaking colostrum. Read more »

I don’t want to preach about the benefits of breastfeeding. For one thing, I didn’t breastfeed my son long enough to have enough experience. I had a terrible bout with ulcer after giving birth, and the only medication I could use wasn’t meant for breastfeeding mothers. Second, there are already a lot of sites promoting breastfeeding. Read more »