Early this week, my daughter cut her hand with a piece of glass. It was so deep that an orthopedic surgeon had to examine the wound to make sure there was no tendon or nerve damage. There was none (thank God!) and she is now stitched up, with her arm in a splint. Did I […]
This week, we celebrated a milestone. My daughter, B, turned seven. It’s seven years since I became a mama. The early days were surprisingly difficult. I didn’t have enough milk. It seemed like I was absent when the instinct for motherhood was being handed out. Her threenager year was a challenge and I wondered where my affectionate baby went. Now […]
Name: Ines Bautista-Yao My job today: Romance author (she recently released her latest novel, When Sparks Fly, which is available here, here and at Common Room Katipunan and Powerplant Mall) My last corporate job: Director of a tutoring center Why did you leave? The pressing reason I left was because I was pregnant, but overall, what […]
One of the surprising things about me is that I love being a mom. I thought I would be a bad one or a neglectful one, given the rocky start of new motherhood which was a shock to me. I didn’t anticipate the sleepless nights, the difficulty in breastfeeding, the deciphering of cries, the sheer […]
