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2011-05-27T14:58:00-04:00

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The (Almost) End of Birthday Season

Last updated on: May 27, 2011 at 2:58 pm By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

Ren at 14 months Today Ren-Ren turns 11—Happy Birthday Ren! You may have noticed that I seem to have written a bunch of birthday blogs lately, namely Kai’s birthday, and Ling’s birthday . That’s what I get for bearing 3 kids all in the spring. Between March 3 (Scott’s birthday) and May 27 (Ren’s birthday) all 5 of us, plus 3 grandparents and an uncle were born. Despite today being the last birthday, birthday season isn’t over yet. We don’t... Read more

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2011-05-26T18:48:00-04:00

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Why can’t Moms get sick?

Last updated on: May 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

I’m sick. After boasting about how I rarely get sick here in “I’m torturing my kids”, I have now caught a terrible cold with aches, pains, rivers of snot and sore throat. I blame it all on Ren, who insisted on jumping in our pool this past weekend when it was 60 degrees. He said he wanted to be the first to jump in, so even though I pointed out that 5 minutes at 55 degrees means death from hypothermia,... Read more

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2011-05-25T20:57:00-04:00

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Dang! I did (or didn’t) do it again!

Last updated on: May 25, 2011 at 8:57 pm By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

(A follow up to yesterday’s post Practicing for the SATs) I just took today’s SAT question of the day: If x + 2x is 5 more than y + 2y, then x-y=a. -5b. -5/3c. 3/5d. 5/3e. 5It’s basic algebra (and a word problem) and I still got it wrong. . . twice!! I seriously need some math remediation. Last night Ling and I went to the high school to the PSAT prep session where she could pick up her... Read more

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2011-05-24T08:26:00-04:00

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Practicing for the SATs

Last updated on: May 24, 2011 at 8:26 am By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

I’ve previously confessed that I’m a personality test junkie. Who knew I’d become an SAT junkie as well? A month ago, the high school sent out an invitation for a PSAT prep session along with all the good reasons our student might want to take it. Even though Ling’s only a freshman, the reasons seemed compelling enough that I forwarded the e-mail to Scott and Ling, and all 3 of us decided to go ahead. We had to go to... Read more

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2011-05-20T09:13:00-04:00

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Tiger Moms vs. Barbie

Last updated on: May 20, 2011 at 9:13 am By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

Once I learned how to see the stats on this blog, I became addicted to following how many folks are reading, from where, and with what frequency. So here’s the latest: Hits Post 365 Are Chinese Mothers Superior 197 All you need to know about Barbie Princess Cakes 176 Finally read the book 162 Big Kathy/Little Kathy 157 Spiritual Formation for those Beset by Plumbing Demons Tiger Moms win, but Barbie is slowly but surely... Read more

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2011-05-19T12:02:00-04:00

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Can Tiger Moms practice Indifference?

Last updated on: May 19, 2011 at 12:02 pm By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

(This post continues a series on the spiritual discipline of indifference, read #1, #2, #3. And picks up on posts about Tiger Moms, read #1, #2, #3, #4) Ling’s 1st recorded smile after baptism Ling-Ling, my oldest child, turns 15 today. Scott cried when she was born. Our roommate Gini said, “Wow, she’s so much better than a bird!” (referring to her pet parakeet Bing who I did not love). I just felt dazed and distant. While I felt more... Read more

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2011-05-17T08:30:00-04:00

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Indifference, Celebrity and a Bean Dip you can’t be Indifferent to

Last updated on: May 17, 2011 at 8:30 am By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

(This is post #3 in a series on the spiritual discipline of indifference. Read #1 and #2) I’m generally relatively indifferent to celebrities although I like to gawk at them like anyone else. A fun benefit of living in NYC was having random movie stars film throughout the city. I got to watch Nicole Kidman run through a rain machine at the bottom of our street way back when all I knew about Nicole Kidman was that she had a... Read more

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2011-05-12T10:41:00-04:00

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Happy Saints and Indifference

Last updated on: May 12, 2011 at 10:41 am By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

(This is the 2nd musing on the spiritual discipline of indifference. Read #1) I love this picture of St. Ignatius I found online and that it comes from happysaints.com! A student had told me that she thought the discipline of indifference came from St. Ignatius of Loyala. At my women’s weekend away last week, I Googled Ignatius and indifference and found a lot of materials which I shared with my friends. When we weren’t debating my friend’s qualities for eHarmony... Read more

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2011-05-11T08:46:00-04:00

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The Spiritual Discipline of Indifference

Last updated on: May 11, 2011 at 8:46 am By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

You can run but you can’t hide. For the past several weeks, God and I have needed to talk about my attitude problem towards a set of decisions Scott and I need to make. As I wrote about yesterday in “Tempted to Join eHarmony,” Scott and are polar opposites on almost every spectrum that exists. That makes decision-making especially hard. But like Jonah of whale fame, I ran around avoiding the conversation with God. Last Tuesday, after a morning cancellation,... Read more

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2011-05-10T08:41:00-04:00

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Tempted to join eHarmony

Last updated on: May 10, 2011 at 8:41 am By Kathy Tuan-MacLean

I’m feeling tempted to sign up with eHarmony. Not because I’m ready to find another husband—I’m very satisfied with the one I have. But because I’m just slightly addicted to personality tests and eHarmony is one major personality test! This past weekend I went on a girls’ weekend with 5 friends to celebrate a 40th birthday, and one of the tasks was signing her up for eHarmony. It took at least 2 hours and we only got about 70%... Read more

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