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Filipino-Norwegian family that loves good laughs. Posting anything random.
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24/06/2025

Helloooo, pwede pa follow naman ng braiding channel namin ni Tala. 🩷

20/06/2025

We were recently asked how we handle screen time with Tala, now 4 years old. It made us pause and really reflect.

At her age, her only screen time is the television—30 minutes to an hour at most each day. Sometimes it’s even just FaceTiming with my parents back home in the Philippines. No gadgets. No tablets. No games. Just real-life play, books, mud, trees, and long chats with Lola and Lolo.

We’re not perfect parents, far from it. There are days we get tired and forget our own rules. But we’re trying our best to raise a present child, one who lives more in the now than in a glowing screen. We take her outdoors, to libraries, parks, and even on camping trips to give her experiences she can touch, smell, and remember.

But here’s the eye-opener:
While we limit her screen time, we’re realizing ours needs work. Because kids learn less from what we say, and more from what they see.
And one day, we don’t want her asking,
“Why are you always on your phone, and I can’t be?”

So this is a reminder—not just for us, but maybe for other parents too:
It’s not just about limiting our kids’ screen time.
It’s about modeling presence, attention, and balance.
Not perfectly. But intentionally.

07/06/2025

Someone is missing the Lechon extra today. xD

04/06/2025

Looking at this memento, I can’t help but feel proud of these eight amazing ladies who never stopped doing what they love.

Five years ago, BINI became a huge source of comfort for me while I was pregnant with Tala. I quietly followed their journey during the pandemic—a time when everything felt uncertain. They were my safe space, my sunshine on gloomy days.

When they debuted, I was in the final stretch of my pregnancy. Watching them chase their dreams gave me strength, hope, and joy during a time I truly needed it.

Fast forward to today, I’m in awe of how far they’ve come. In all these five years, I’ve never had the chance to see them perform live. Life always seems to get in the way. But I hold on to hope—because in God’s perfect time, Tala and I will meet these girls in person.

Until then, this notebook, signed by all eight of them, is a precious reminder of the light they’ve been in my life. 💖✨

27/05/2025

Heh, just trying. Let me know in the comments if you want more day in the life videos. :D

20/05/2025

Eyyy! BINI in London! So near yet so far kami ya ni Tala. 🥺🤓

11/05/2025

In the still, sleepy hours of last night, there came a soft knock at our bedroom door. Standing there, wrapped in the quiet glow of a nightlight, was our little girl— almost four years old, eyes barely open, clutching her beloved “Frøken Kanin,” her ever-faithful stuffed bunny.

With a tiny voice and a heart full of hope, she asked, “Kan jeg sove med dere?”

I braced myself. I was sure my husband would gently scoop her up and walk her back to her bed, just like he always does. Routine, after all, is sacred in the life of a parent.

But then, something beautiful happened.

He smiled, opened the covers, and said, “Bare kom opp, og gi pappa en kyss da!” (Just come up and give pappa a kiss)

Her face lit up like the first rays of morning. She quietly closed the door, climbed into bed with us, and nestled against her papa’s chest. She planted wet, sleepy kisses on his cheek and whispered, “Jeg er glad i deg og mamma.” (I love you both)

We whispered it right back.

That moment, soft and fleeting, etched itself into my heart. I realized something had changed in my husband too. I think it started over Easter, when we went camping as a family. He had watched our daughter sleep so soundly in the tent, wrapped in layers of blankets and the safety of being close to us. He said then, almost to himself, “She’s only a toddler once.”

And he was right.

As parents, we often hold tightly to routines. We cling to them like lifelines in the chaos of raising children. But sometimes, wisdom shows up in tiny footsteps at midnight, asking simply to be held.

So here’s what I’ve learned: It’s okay to bend the rules. It’s okay to change your mind. When your child asks to be close, it’s not a disruption—it’s a sign that you’ve built something safe and loving. Something they want to be near.

Let them climb into your bed sometimes. Let them feel the safety of your arms in the dark. Because these moments, these short years, are fleeting. But the love they build lasts forever.

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