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Move on Mommie Dearest, an update
Well, this Amy Chua kerfluffle has got legs! I didn’t think I was exactly ahead of the curve when I posted about her Wall Street Journal article a few days ago. But people are still discussing –...
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If I Break Up With My Child’s School, Can We Still Be Friends?
You like me, you really like me! Dear Outstanding Institute of Secondary Learning, Hey! I’ve been meaning to write you for a few weeks now. I hope I can speak freely and honestly here. First of all let...
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The Professional Kid – too big to fail?
Q: How many Hong Kong kids does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Is that with or without a tutor? Just a normal academic day in Hong Kong. There’s a sad/funny story going round about the parents at...
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Play Nice – That Means You, Parents!
Nuts! Forgot the mouthguard! (photo by therockmom) Oh, the sideline! The cheers, the smiles, the photo ops, the abuse hurled at the referee. The feeling that you’re part of the action when you’re, in...
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Guest Blogger: YO’s Perfect House
For those who’ve been reading therockmom for a while, you know that I try to write something different than the usual proud mom, naval-gazing kind of blog. Music is my main interest, but as it turns...
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Is Bad Parenting the New Adultery?
Hey Anna! Yeah you, Anna Karenina, lying pale and stricken on the train tracks. You think you’ve got it bad? You think it’s difficult being a woman without honor in Imperial Russia? So they call you...
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The Trouble With Turtles
A Star Trek fan fiction that’s maybe a little, you know, fan fiction MEANWHILE, ON THE ENTERPRISE… CAPTAIN ‘HUBS’ T. KIRK: Spockmom, our current course is taking us to an outpost that calls itself...
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THEROCKMOM SUPERLATIVES: My Most Popular Post
After five years of posts – music-related, parenting-related, Hong Kong-related, comedic, serious, somewhere in between – my most-read post remains this one. It didn’t require any research or...
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Monday Morning Music: Trampled by Turtles
YO’s turtles died. Did I jinx them? I feel bad because I’m pretty sure it was our recent apathy that killed them. One passed away a week ago and the other yesterday. YO said the first one’s head...
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From Chicago to China and Back Again: Susan Blumberg-Kason
Not long ago I had the pleasure to meet Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of the recently-published memoir Good Chinese Wife. The book is a very honest and brave look at Susan’s difficult marriage to a...
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2014: The Year in not-so Random Thoughts
Hi everyone & Happy New Year. For the last couple of years, I’ve put together compilations of random thoughts and personal favs, mostly about music and movies, as a way of looking back at the year...
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Tales From the Bus Stop
A few years ago, when we lived in a different neighborhood and my kids took the bus to primary school, I was privy to the complicated world of the domestic helper. At this time, I was working from...
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A New Chapter
Hi rockmom friends, In case you haven’t come across any of my shameless self-promoting tweets and posts, I’ve started writing for a site called Expat Living Hong Kong, sister site to Expat Living...
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Spader Fans! Here Are Your Quiz Answers:
Thanks everyone for reading and participating in my quiz: Trending Baby Names or James Spader in the ’80s? The hair, the HAIR! From The New Kids, courtesy of Creative Commons and...
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