Tag Archives: Parenting

The Daughter Chronicles: Consequences

Posted on February 27, 2015 by likeitiz

It was like any ordinary late summer evening in 1997. Most days, it was still warm and sunny, but the nights were getting cooler. The sun had just about disappeared when we all sat in the kitchen for dinner. “Lara … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, growing up, Moral Issues, Parenting | Tagged Childhood, Childhood Memories, Conscience, Family, Parenting, Punishment, The Daughter Chronicles | 4 Comments

The Daughter Chronicles: The Rice Battle

Posted on February 1, 2015 by likeitiz

I remember arguing with my nanny and eventually my mother, about finishing the food on my plate. In the first place, my plate was prepared for me. I did not have a say on the quantity of food my nanny … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Food Preferences, growing up, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting, Rice | Tagged Eating, Food, Food Choices, Food Preferences, Parenting, Postaweek 2015, Raising Children, Rice, The Daughter Chronicles | 8 Comments

Letter To My Daughter in 2007

Posted on November 6, 2014 by likeitiz

I was searching through my files among the sea of folders on my computer when I came across “Letter to Lara 022707.” Without really thinking, I pointed my arrow at it and clicked. The screen opened to a letter I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting | Tagged Family, high school retreat, letter to daughter, Parenting, postaweek 2014, The Daughter Chronicles | 8 Comments

To My Nieces On Their Graduation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by likeitiz

Dear Ronna and Mara: This period marks such a milestone to you and your family, with a high school graduation and a college graduation in the same year. For us parents, it is a time for quiet gratification that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebration, Family, graduation, Letting Go, Life Stages, Parenting, Parents, Postaweek | Tagged Adolescence, college graduation, Family, graduation, high school graduation, letting go, Parenting, Postaday 2014, postaweek 2014 | 1 Comment

When Is The Right Time To Be A Parent?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by likeitiz

I chanced upon a post on the Stanford Alumni Daily Digest a few weeks ago by Vicky Keston. She called attention to a recent Huff Post article by Stacie Krajchir, founder of The See and Sprout Project, an international creative … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Kids, middle years, Motherhood, Older Mothers, Older Pregnancy, Parenting, Parents, Teenage Pregnancy | Tagged Family, Gooseling, milestones, Motherhood, Older Mother, Parenthood, Parenting, postaweek 2014, Pregnant over Forty, Stacie Krajchir, Vicky Keston | 3 Comments

A Mother and Her Two Daughters

Posted on October 15, 2012 by likeitiz

It was the weekend and the ridership on the trains was quite robust. We were moving from Monterosso, one of the five towns collectively called Cinque Terre, to Cannes. Monterosso served as our home base during our five-day stay. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinque Terre, Family, Italy, Kids, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting, Travel | Tagged Cannes, Cinque Terre, Family, Kids, Monterosso al Mare, mother and her kids, Parenting, Postaweek2012, Travel, Ventimiglia | 7 Comments

Motherhood And Its Controversies

Posted on May 12, 2012 by likeitiz

As everyone knows, this weekend is Mother’s Day. Our daughter has decided to make brunch on Sunday morning. I’ve been greeted by some staff at work through the week. Mother’s day is a few days earlier in Mexico, it appears. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Co-sleeping, Mother's Day, Parenting | Tagged Attachment parenting, Breastfeeding, Family, KQED, Mother's Day, Parenting, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Postaweek2012, Time | 6 Comments

Sunday Brunch

Posted on August 10, 2011 by likeitiz

“You’re five minutes late!” my father said, as I reached over to kiss him on his forehead. He was sitting in the kitchen, on the breakfast table facing the glass doors looking out to our mother’s garden. The sunlight was … Continue reading →

Posted in Elderly Care, Family, Family Time, Food, Life Stages, Nutrition, Parents, Sunday Brunch | Tagged Family, Fathers, frenchtoast, Palo Alto California, Parenting | 4 Comments

Waiting Room Stories

Posted on August 6, 2011 by likeitiz

Last week, I was sitting in a half empty waiting room while my father was having his hearing tested. I had finished filling all the information and HIPAA forms when I glanced up and saw a pleasant-looking elderly gentleman smiling … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Child, Divorce, Doctor's Appointment, Doctors, Elderly Care, Family Members, Family Time, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Issues & Trends, Kids, Letting Go, Life Choices, Life Stages, Parenting, Parents, Travel | Tagged Aging, Culture, Doctor's Appointments, Doctors, Family, grand children, grandparents, Health, Hong Kong, Issues & Trends, Kids, letting go, Life Stages, Parenting, QiGong, Travel | 4 Comments

Business Talk, Family Talk

Posted on July 17, 2011 by likeitiz

In as much as I have held this blog sacred from being invaded by our family business in any form or shape, I have had people visit my site and ask why there is no mention of the family business … Continue reading →