Toddler Fever

What do you do when your toddler has a fever? Wait for it to disappear in a few days or rush her to the paediatrician?

The Daughter has a fever yesterday and until this morning, the temperature still didn’t subside. I’m not worried about it at all because I read somewhere that it is the body’s way of fighting infection. She’e been having a runny nose for a week too , you see, and I thought I would just let the fever settle on its own as she is still very active and has a good appetite and everything.

And honestly, I really don’t want her to be given too much medication. Like they say, let the body fight it. But was I allowed to have it my way?

No! The Grandma INSISTED I take The Daughter to the hospital. I tried to reason with her but she started making nonsensical comments like I am too stingy to take The Daughter to the hospital. In the end, I gave in and to the hospital they went. Darn! I lost. To The Grandma. Again.

Sigh.

-martini

Detox Part 2

Happimom, you are 10kg overweight but I’m THIRTY kg overweight! How about that? Anyway, I tried my detox plan today. Bought the steamer. Bought the organic food. Got The Husband to steam the food. AND I had the most unappetizing food ever! The Husband was experimenting on how to make the food less tasteless and he ended up putting too much pepper on the food! But I’m grateful to him for helping me out so I’m not complaining. I finished off most of the food as a show of appreciation. My next task now is to find recipes to make the food more appetizing. And I’m going to purchase THIS soon.

So why do I insist that the food is steamed and not boiled? Well that’s because steamed food is better than most alternatives as as much nutrients as possible are preserved through steaming. Check out this article if you don’t believe me. In the mean time, wish me all the best with my detox plan.  -martini

‘I don’t like skinny women’

‘I don’t like skinny women’ – That goes my husband’s very wise and very
politically-correct remark each time I ask him if I’m getting too fat. I take
comfort in his answer as long as I don’t have time for reflection.
The moment I start thinking too much (which I constantly do),
i inevitably conclude that my significant other didn’t really answer
my question. If anything, it was a slick evasion of the question.

Martini - I visited the Detox programme link you
shared….it sure sounds do-able. I am officially
depressed about my weight gain. I’m 10kg overweight.

Whew. How liberating is that, to actually type it out.

I really should do something about that. Not that
hubby’s complaining. He’s such a darling. But a
girl’s gotta start doing something once her
mother-in-law (MIL) starts thinking it’s alright
to comment on her daughter-in-law’s weight gain.
Man it hurts. Since I don’t think I can sign her up
for lessons on tact and sensitivity, my best bet to
actually shut people up is to actually lose all
that weight.

My self-esteem has really taken a nose-dive. It’s
amazing how one swift, tactless remark can ruin
your entire day (not to mention your sense of self).

I’m gonna try that Detox thingy. And I’m going to
try out a slimming massage. And try to go to the gym
once or twice a week. For the record, I’ve been skipping
lunch for 2 whole weeks and have lost some 2kg. But
I’m still not thin enough for my MIL. Not yet.

-happimom

Detox

I’ve not been able to lose the weight I had put on during pregnancy and always feel very depressed each time I look into the mirror. Although The Husband has not said anything much about my weight gain, I think it is time I do something serious about it. I’ve been saying many times that I want to lose weight but each time, I will succumb and fail. But I’m serious this time round. And I’m going to start with a detox plan. I bought 100% pure apple-raspberry juice earlier today as apparently, it helps in weight reduction. We’ll see. Good luck to me.

Favouritism

I was listening to the radio this morning when the DJs started talking about favouritism- parents who favour one child over another. I began to wonder if I would practise that too should I have more than one child and I strongly believe that I would…

My mother is one who definitely does. It is obvious not just to me but other people too that my mum favours my brother. I’m not very sure why but I think it’s because he is more intelligent and she likes intelligent children. I don’t grudge my brother for being the favoured one as I love him very much but what if I don’t? Wouldn’t it have resulted in very unhealthy sibling rivalry?

And why do parents show their favouritism? Is it because they can’t help it? CAN parents love their children equally? This is a question that I’ve been pondering. 

Should I?

Both my best friend and the wife of The Husband’s best friend are pregnant. I’m happy for them but it also makes me wonder if I should have another one. It’s been almost 3 years since I was last pregnant and the thought of being in pain makes me think twice. I really don’t know if I’m up to it. Till this day, I don’t think that I’ve been a good mother and if I have another one, can I handle the challenges? There are so many things I want to do with The Daughter but have yet to achieve them. I guess it’s something I have to seriously think about…

-martini