Dear Marshall, It’s been past midnight and I can’t believe I’m just starting to write this letter for your 5th birthday! I used to write a long speech or make a short video for you weeks before your special day, but there’s just a lot of things getting in my way these past few months….
Open letters
An open letter to my 4-yr-old son
Dear Marshall, Looking back at your old photos (and videos), I can’t help it but smile although tears still trying to escape my eyes. You were just a tiny pebble in my tummy but here you are now, growing fast than I can ever imagine. If only I can keep you and hold you…
Art of Letting go – A mom’s letter to his son on his first week at preschool
Hi Marshall, 5 days to go and it’s Christmas! It’s your last day at school for this year. You’ll have almost 2 weeks to rest at home and be with mami and dada! yey! You started going to the preschool beginning of this month. It’s a full-day child care sort of a pre-learning center for…
An open letter to Marshall (3 years old)
Dear Baby Marshall, Indeed, you are no longer a baby as you would correct me, or everyone else who would call you one. “I’m not a baby. I’m a big boy. I’m Marshall”. Fine. You are already a little man. I remember there was one bedtime and you were telling us “diba dati we talked…
An open letter of a tired Mum
April 2016 (3 months in Australia) Dear 2 years old Marshall , In life, once in a while, you might get exhausted, stressed, and everything just doesn’t turn out as you want it to be. But be strong. Stay strong. Cause I have those times as well. And today was one of those….





