Choosing the Kindergarten

Recap: Kindergarten teacher said that boy likes to use the bathroom several times during the nap time. I insist that my boy does not have bladder issue at home but teacher gave us a letter and insist that the doctor should check on the boy. Following the protocol, we went to the doctor for urine,…

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Klassenfahrt and a Home

Class 3 (Grade 3) went on a class trip (Klassenfahrt in German) for 3 days and 2 nights somewhere on a snowy mountain of Germany. Kids need to bring their own bedsheets and thankfully, girl knows how to set her own bed. I asked her how was the trip and she said it was good…

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PFA forever

The cliche “nothing lasts forever” is not completely accurate. Or at least they have not thought of PFAs yet. PFA is known as forever chemical. So stable that it is resistant to degradation and persists in the environment. NOTE: PFAs are even detected in human blood serum, source: US EPA But you probably do not…

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Death Call

If someone dies in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? My mom. 🫡 Already retired and receiving pension, but she freelance and sells death insurance or Sterbegeldversicherung as we call it in Germany. With our insurance company HanseMerkur, they offer funeral insurance also for a minimum of 8 euro per month (500 pesos). Much much…

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