Last week in the midst of brunch, someone wearing an LBC uniform knocked on our door. He was apparently looking for me with a package in hand. I signed his form to acknowledge receipt of the package and giddily went inside to find out what it is. It came from one of my blog partners – Nuffnang Philippines.

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Please check out this video – click here to see what made me shed some tears this morning. I just hope that more and more people Read more…

I was checking out my old Facebook photos and saw this picture of my little boy during the summer before he turned 2. That day we went out, not sure where but during the short interval from getting off the car Read more…

Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds by Jenny McCarthy

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Number of Pages: 248

About: The book is a result of the phenomenal success of her first book dealing with her son’s autism – Louder Than Words. This book is a collection of stories of parents she’s encountered who tried to do the same – fight the hard battle against the formidable opponent called autism. Read more…

I do not know what it is about being pregnant that heightens your senses and also increases your body temperature (and sex drive as well).  With that, preggers are bound to get more sweaty this summer. And there’s no better way to cool down than to hit the beach. If you’re pregnant and are hesitant about going to the beach because of your baby bump, not to worry. Here are some great swim suits to add to your collection of maternity clothes.

2 months ago, I went to a friend’s place and saw how she chronicled in a very detailed fashion, her children’s life from pregnancy down to all firsts and well up to now. I wish I had the time to do the same thing. To think that I only have one child right now and I could hardly find time to do just that and my friend has 3 children. She’s actually encouraging me to do the same.

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I finally decided to have a separate blog for my motherhood chronicles. If you have time, please check my new blog – Mommy Bluerlyn. It’s a mix bag of stories from the time I got pregnant to now that I am raising a toddler, to practical tips, mommy and baby products that I used and liked and otherwise. Oh and I just realized how timely it is considering that this coming Sunday the world celebrates Mother’s day. Well in case you have spare time and am looking for something to read about pregnancy and parenthood please check out my new blog.

Today, I’m facing a difficult predicament. I’m torn between continuing to work in a corporate set up which comes with a steady monthly income, or take the road less travelled by taking online jobs and my sales career which leaves me with more time with my son. I hope there is an easier way. I feel that I’m not doing more for my son with the current set up that we have. I barely have time to read to him.

Oh Lord, show me the way.

Jenny McCarthy used to be an MTV Vj, that’s as little as I know about her life before she gave birth. I also know she used to be a sexy ad model when I saw a huge pin up of her wearing a sexy 2-pc bikini posted in the the girls locker and shower room of the gym where I used to work out. I guess it’s a way to encourage girls to lose weight whenever they see her enviable figure.

Going back, I’m really not good when it comes to people in Hollywood so I really don’t know her. I found out about her when my dear godmother and aunt sent me her book – Louder than Words. It’s Jenny’s documentary of when she found out that he son has autism and how she waged a war against it, and WON! Hers is a story of hope and determination.

Currently, I am reading through her follow up book – Mother Warriors.

I saw it in National Bookstore and immediately grabbed it and paid for it at the cashier, never mind that it’s not a budgeted purchase. I need to read it and I need to re-kindle that hope that I can get my son back.

I’m mid way into the book and it’s all about stories about parents who did not give up on their children. Also it is about Jenny’s courageous battle to tell the American Association of Pediatricians that there is a link between the vaccines and autism. We are not just angry mothers looking to for someone or something to blame. Yes our children may have been predisposed but as they say it is the classic case of genetics loaded the gun and environment pulled the trigger. It is disappointing that the AAP would just turn a deaf ear, just because, it is more profitable that way.

To Jenny McCarthy, thank you for offering hope and for standing up for all of us mothers whose once healthy kids were snatched from us by autism with a visit to the pedia and a seemingly harmless vaccination. Thank you for reminding us not to give up the fight. God bless you! Count me in on this fight.

Working moms are sometimes perceived to be bad mothers. Especially in the Philippines where people tend to be more traditional, and as tradition dictates, moms should stay a home to take care and mentor the kids and run the household. Unfortunately, these days, more and more families are unable to have that kind of set up. With the economy getting worse, the women are left with no choice but the join the workforce. But older folks tend to stick to that notion. And I am guilty of the having the same kind of bigotry in the past.

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