The average Malaysian spends three hours and one minute a day on social media, equating to 46 days a year. Suffice to say, I do not fall into this category
When our child is different, there’s so much more we need to learn about parenting. Our first go-to will be to learn all we can about the diagnosis. We learn
21st March was World Down’s Syndrome Day (WDSD). It has been observed by the United Nations since 2012, as a means of raising awareness about the genetic condition. The day is celebrated on this
Forget Marvel – we’re celebrating makchic‘s Sheroes this year! Who do we mean exactly? We’re talking about women of strength and resilience. Women who have shattered glass ceilings, and broken
Fear is ever present in a pregnant woman’s mind, even if it comes in little flashes of worry, or in trepidation of the future. When you’re a woman who has
My father was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer two years ago, which required an emergency surgery that left him weak and sickly. He also required intensive chemotherapy and numerous visits
The twelfth day of the twelfth month of 2020 rerouted the course of my life. My daughter, Emma, was formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder that fateful day. It didn’t
A long-distance relationship between two people has always been touted as a challenge. It isn’t easy. You miss the in-person connection you enjoyed on an almost daily basis. You grapple
I watched The Story of Stuff about 15 years ago. Statistics and its American-centric point of view aside, this short 20-minute video struck me. Earth can no longer sustain humanity’s
Growing up, our mothers are our world. Someone we go to in times of joy. Someone we look up to for wisdom and comfort. Someone we cry to in times
I read The Read-Aloud Handbook (Seventh Edition) by Jim Trelease, in preparation for a children’s picture book reading we are planning to do at the art gallery I work with. Many
I was in my early 20s when I fell in love with a charming, sporty man. The relationship swallowed me whole, and after it ended disastrously, I spent years after referring
Ten days ago I was asked by makchic editor Liyana if I would write an article for Teacher’s Day. Being a teacher and mum of young children, I suppose this
“Never a day goes by that I don’t try, Seldom a moment comes by for me to cry Neither a day nor a moment comes by to defy The
Today is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). It has been observed on 21 March by the United Nations since 2012, as a means of raising awareness about the genetic condition. The day is
“We need to enter their world and show them the way out,” said Raun K Kaufman, the first to benefit from the Son-Rise Program. Son-Rise is an approach used successfully
My love story was a whirlwind romance; my husband and I met and married within a year. Ups and downs were many, from financial issues to difficulty in conceiving a
When you are expecting a baby, you experience excitement, anticipation, a very special kind of happiness. Yet, at the back of your mind, due to all the tests you have
I am a mother of four, and I have Stage 4 cancer. It is incurable. But no matter what many others may believe, I firmly believe having advanced cancer is
It took me about three years, but I found the little peace I’d been looking for. As corny as it sounds, Marie Kondo helped kickstart major changes in my life
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