Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

Who’s Afraid of Menopausal Stage?

When I was a young kid, I am always concerned with menstrual period and what I am going to do when I first had it. It’s not like today that I can easily look for the answer in the internet, back then all I can do is wait for the day and pray. It was embarrassing to ask someone about it, some would even tease you that you are excited to have it and some would just give you wrong information about it.

Now that I am older, though this is not happening in the near future, I am already reading about menopause. One of the reason is to better understand my mother. Menopause is a stage in a woman’s life where in the ovaries stopped producing egg cells. It usually happens to women ages 40-50.

Symptoms and signs of menopause includes irregular menstrual period, hot flushes and some can experience short temper. Migraine is also one of the symptoms but not all women will experience it. In some cases, there are those that will need Hot Flashes Treatment there are those that won’t need it. The symptoms are different from each other, some won’t even feel it.

Since menopause is a natural thing, the most a woman can do is understand her body and educate herself about it.

POTW: Safeguard and Olay (in small bottle!)

Don’t you wish that your favourite toiletries came in smaller portions? Whether it’s your favourite shampoo, soap or lotion, if you need to go somewhere for just a short period of time, it would be much more convenient than bringing their normal-sized equivalents. If you’re going for a short holiday with your kids, you’re going to be taking plenty of baggage with you such as clothes and toys, with very little room for toiletries. However, I worry about getting soap and shampoo mixed up, which leaves me feeling frustrated.

Thankfully, on my last shopping trip, I discovered both Safeguard and Olay, and they both came in small-sized bottles, and I can use it in a number of situations:

If you’re going camping, they can help save you a lot of room in your backpack. Bringing big bottles is something you shouldn’t do, and having both Safeguard and Olay with you are perfect for a week away on camping sites.

You could take them both when going swimming. The small bottles can fit easily into a backpack along with your swimwear, towels and inflatable toys.

Taking them on out-of-town trips is also very handy. If, for example, you’re staying at a hotel, the toiletries on offer there might not be to your taste, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.

All the reasons listed above are why I’m calling Olay and Safeguard our Products of the Week. Olay is for me, while my husband uses Safeguard. We both use Safeguard for hand washing.

Every Wednesday I post about products that I have tried and loved.. If you want your products here, contact us and we’ll take a look on it.

Responsible Parenting: What Is Right And Wrong On Child Photography?

I am not talking about what is right and wrong in terms of photography as arts, I am talking about photography in terms of the right of the child. I am not saying I am an expert on this subject as I have know little about rules in photography. All I know is,

if it is in public place you can take photos of it,
if it is in private place, it is the owner’s discretion if they want to photograph it or not (as in the case of malls etc)
you can take photos of public places though, as long as you’re in public place (or I maybe wrong with this)
that law enforcers has no right to take your camera

When it comes to photographing people, it’s vague for me, all I know is, if it is an event, it’s OK to take photos of anyone present during the said event (please correct me if I am wrong).. when it comes to posting or publishing the photos, I think that’s another case and another set of rules. Asking permission if it is OK to post/publish it is I think the rule of thumb.

When it comes to our kids, what is right and wrong? can we post almost every cute photos our kids have?

I think not. As a responsible parents, we have to choose what we post and what we should NOT post specially on social networking sites. This is my opinion and some of you may agree and some may not (and I do welcome your comments and insight on this topic), but here’s my rule of thumb when posting photos of my kids:

Nudity is a N0-No may it be the boys and specially my little girl. I do post photos of my boys on trunks and other swimwear but never post any photos of them showing their private parts. As for my little princess, I am more careful on posting her photos.. any pose that looks suggestive or any pose that might expose a bit too much of her body is a no-no (the last two piece she had when she was a year old, after that, no more 2 piece for her)
Insinuating and Suggestive pose (as mentioned above) is something that I will not pose.. now how do you define a suggestive pose? well I think it is up to you as a parent to determine that.
10 years from now? what? before I post photos of my kids, I usually ask myself that question.. I know they’re cute and adorable specially on wacky pose but 10 years from now, would they hate me for posting their photos? or would they thank me for not flaunting it?

Somethings are really cute, specially when captured, but we are not just after on cuteness.. as parents, it is the welfare of our kids that is the most important.

How about you? What’s your limitation in taking photos of your kids and posting it?