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Daphne
One of the things I look forward to most everyday is reading time with the kids because it combines 2 of my favorite things to do in the world – reading and spending time with the kids. I love that they’re captivated by stories and there’s nothing more satisfying than when I stop midway through a book and they’re all like “And then what happens, mom? READ SOME MORE!!!”
It’s even starting to rub off on baby Finn. He’s often sitting down in a pile of books and flipping vigorously instead of playing with his other toys. He doesn’t quite have the ability to sit through a whole book and he likes to snap the book shut while I’m reading and shove a new one in my face but it’s probably an indication of his baby-induced ADD rather than his lack of interest in books. Or so I’d like to think.
I like to imagine hanging out with them at a nice cafe when they’re older, each of us engrossed in our own books. I’ll have my latte while they sip their hot chocs and then we’ll talk about our books like a mini book club. That’ll be really nice.
Now that they’re really into books, we try to cultivate good reading habits like ensuring that there’s proper lighting whenever they read. Especially after we discovered 3M’s Polarizing Light and the importance of glare reduction last year.
3M recently launched the LED 6000 Polarizing light and it’s better than ever. It is equipped with the latest 3M Air Guiding™ Technology to effectively reduce glare and eliminate harmful UV rays. It also uses edge-lit LEDs to remove multi-shadows on the book’s surface and produce a light source that does not flicker. It’s also eco-friendly, produces less heat and energy efficient. Another useful feature is the easy touch sensor that allows you to adjust brightness levels to suit different reading needs. There are no chunky buttons to fiddle with, plus it’s pretty cool – just glide a finger along the panel and watch the brightness level adjust instantly.
And the swivel head that swivels in all directions (left, right, up down)? That’s like my favorite feature. I have a thing for objects that swivel because it’s so um, what’s the word for it…shiok. For one thing, I get to adjust the light just right regardless of the angle of the book, but more importantly, it’s just so gratifying to swivel stuff like a boss.
The kids now know how to remind me about the Polarizing Light and they’ll be like “I think we need the reading light to keep our eyes healthy and strong”, which is basically code for “Yay, I get to go crazy fiddling with the light sensor and the swivel function.”
Whatever works, I guess. At this rate, maybe they’ll even have a chance of not being myopic.
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*The 3M LED 6000 Polarizing Light retails at $269 and is available in Green, Pink and White.
So I’ve been trying to grow out Finn’s hair nice and long. I don’t mean actively growing it like one would a pot of plant with water and sunlight and all, but more like refusing to cut it in the face of tremendous opposition. Which usually comes in the following forms:
“Why boy keep long hair? Look like girl leh…”
“HUH THIS ONE BOY AH?”
“His hair is all over his face, how to see?”
All valid points, I have to admit, but that’s why they call it growing pains. It’s been 3 months since I decided to grow it and this…this is the current state of the hair.
This is what it looks like fresh from a nap. From time to time, it falls all over his face and he starts blinking furiously. There might also be some frantic nose twitching thrown in there somewhere. I’ve been trying to teach him to do the Bieber hair flick for several weeks now but clearly he doesn’t consider that culturally relevant enough and therefore refuses to cooperate. How rude. Or smart. I’ve always known that this kid is too cool for his own good.
Every time my mom sees his messy hair, she’s all “you need to do something about his hair”, which is her way of saying “fine, that’s kind of cute but as a responsible adult, I need to point out how ridiculous this is.”
So I went out and got him a man clip. A what? A man clip. This.
It might be known to some as stationery but it’s functional, does the job and most importantly, not pink (even though the shirt is – although at this point, I feel the need to point out that the shirt is actually a shade of manly salmon, which is technically different from pink). In any case, that’s a market gap right there. Somebody needs to design hair clips for boys and I’ll buy it in every manly color you’ve got.
On another note, isn’t that like the smooshiest baby face you’ve ever seen? Sometimes I don’t know what to do with all the cuteness that explodes out of his face. One of these days, I’m going to munch it like cookie monster munches cookies.
