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There are times that I watch this country and the actions taking place in it with utter amazement and disbelief. How can such a nation, revered to be a “great nation” in terms of freedom and opportunity, be going down the gutter so incredibly fast? My hubby has a very blunt statement about the public schools and he used to teach in them. He feels they should be abolished due to being [+]Tough Love Updated
[ad#inlinkunit] Earlier this year, I had posted Tough Choices and Tough Love Part I and Part II as well as Enabling and Rescuing vs. Tough Love. Now, it is time for a brief update on how some of this plays out. People that you love can drive you up a wall when you know what they are doing will eventually come back to hurt them. As I mentioned before, tough love is tough because [+]Decisions on Family Matters Part I
[ad#square] It comes as no surprise with the future economic condition of the USA that many Fil-Am couples are immigrating to the Philippines as is being reported by the Philippine government. Yes, the economic outlook for the USA is that grim. If we could, we would be doing the exact same thing. However, we cannot as we have a duty to perform here first. I would like to hear your feedback on similar [+]Decisions on Family Matters Part 2
[ad#txt-ad] Part two of Decisions on Family Matters.... There is another challenge that can be faced and it comes in the form of siblings. For hubby, he has siblings. If you are an only child, these issues are pretty straightforward. You are the one who is responsible to help out your parents because there is no one else. When there are two or more siblings though you have to [+]Keeping the Family Alive Part 2
continuation of Keeping the Family Alive Part I (click here for Part I) One of the greatest ways we have in dealing with challenges above is our attitudes. I have to admit I can be a brat at times and ultra stubborn. I can overreact and get down or emotional. My hubby has his streaks of German stubbornness that sometimes are a help and other times don’t. But the greatest [+]Keeping the Family Alive Part I
[ad#square] This entry was posed to me as a challenge. So let me do my best. Being a legal immigrant, there are a number of challenges that have faced me on the family front in its many different ways. The life in Wisconsin and the USA is 90% different than the Philippines. My father and siblings are back in the Philippines along with all of the massive number of relatives there. [+]Shopping List
[ad#inlinkunit] The shopping list I am speaking of is one many of us are fully aware of. It is the Pinoy Pasalubong which usually ends up in the need for a balikbayan box. For the English only crowd, pasalubong is a wish list given to the Filipino who is living abroad and about to return home for a visit. That wish list contains the requests of items to be purchased and brought [+]More From Vested Wisdom
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