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Maid, you're amazing! Creative and practical at the same time. Talk about a fabulous brekkie tomorrow.

I just love feasting my eyes on the food you create. Uh, uh, am getting fat on that too!

Okie I take yr advice on the z and will trundle it out, soon.

Yoiks, one more, 25hrmaid:


:congrats: :congrats: :congrats:


I missed the whole thing yet again. Got contest? Not that I can join lah cos no time/talent/technique. But so good that I can browse slowly over the holidays. I did see your bread though, 25hrmaid. No dispute here - it really looks :drool: :drool: -worthy.

Happy New Year, my friends!

You mean this thread came here and ballooned to 344 pages? Super yeast!


Haven’t looked backwards but 25hrmaid, you’re the Breadqueen!

Snowman, you're so funny! Tks for spilling the beans ;).


But I agree- its fear of disapproval/ consequences. I'd much rather deal with that. Because you'd want your kid to tell you everything if he ever (touch wood) gets into trouble one day.

Cackle. Was wondering when someone was going to comment on Amy Chua’s looks. I don’t know if she looks like she had plastic surgery (looks natural to me), but she sure looks good. 49? Lagi impressive! She really seems like she has it all- good looks, brains, $$, successful offsprings, persumably adoring husband, and now fame/notoriety.


My only worry about her argument is that some parents may go back and tighten the screws further after seeing her good results. I do buy into the discipline yada yada. But not at the same price. And why ruin your relationship with your darlings? You hold the upper hand when your kids are younger and weaker. But watch out for when the boot is on the other foot.

I’m all for "at the pace of the kid", whatever that may be. You can’t over-water a plant in the hopes that it will develop faster.

That's why I love reading your posts, Chenonceau. You always bring out that warm fuzzy feeling somewhere around the region of the heart. :love:


I only wanted to say I disagree. I hope I didn't come across as judgmental because I wasnt. It's a big leap to connect careless exam mistakes with unwanted pregnancies though!

BUT STILL, you're right - every circumstance is different, and family rules are different for everyone. Goodness knows how you must have thought round the different solutions to the problem. As parents, we think so hard about the various ways to help our kids while weighing out the costs. Sometimes, it falls down to \"whatever works\". The big picture is, you have a great relationship with your kids, you're helping them no matter what, and you can see them grow as wonderful people.

Well done!

...adding this:
Thanks for being so forthright and honest, Chenonceau. You probably knew you were going to get a drubbing from some quarters. But you wanted to communicate what you found that worked.

Chenonceau,


I love reading your posts because you have so much empathy for your kids. This one though, I respectfully disagree. I don’t have a good or better method. But to tie physical pain to something as transient as a mistake is, a mistake. Why should learning hurt?

I want to impress upon my son the need to well, and that means preserving and getting as many marks as he can as he works through the paper. At a younger age when they are less mature, this goal is often not at the forefront. But they will see the bigger picture as they get older, and you continue to reinforce in other ways, as you have pointed out about your kids.

What’s a few marks when they’re young anyway.

Hi geraronden,


Sounds like my son. He writes with his right hand but has left handed style strokes. He also eats with his left hand (although he switches to the right if it’s more convenient) and his dominant leg for activities is left. He still writes with his left hand sometimes.

Its all about practice. Try to get your son to practice the proper strkes. Like draw anti clockwise circles 10 times here and there. For Chinese, no choice- slow and proper training of the strokes. Start with the basic strokes. I have to keep reminding my son. But the good news is that it will habitualize after awhile. Mind you, when he’s tired, he reverts to default. But just remind. It will happen.

Oh no! I haven’t been to the forum for a few days and this thread has ballooned, macam yeast overflow!


Ok I dig back to past couple of days slowly …

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