TrashPack and Peer pressure..

31/05/201413/07/2014 ibtisam4 تعليقات

My son H has recently been interested in some kind of toy products known as 'Trashpack'. You collect these small toys, and/or exchange some with other kids and brag about how much you have been collecting. The more collection you have, the more impressive you become between your peers. I wasn't sure initially… Continue reading TrashPack and Peer pressure..

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Smiles.. and a lesson for me..

24/05/201413/07/2014 ibtisam6 تعليقات

A conversation with my children (was in Arabic and sounded much better before my translation here :D): Me while taking little R to the bathroom, "babies love to smile, be like them. It's good to smile as much as you can". U: "but why grownups don't smile so often?" Me: "because they forget… Continue reading Smiles.. and a lesson for me..

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20/05/201413/07/2014 ibtisam6 تعليقات

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Weekly Random Photos

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Love, Ibtisam

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The way she is..

16/05/201413/07/2014 ibtisam4 تعليقات

Once upon a time,, There was a girl.. Desperate to be accepted.. Not sure how to behave so she can be 'accepted'.. She believed she was ugly, 'it must be the reason no one likes me', she thought.. So she spent hours in front of the mirror, trying to find something beautiful in her..… Continue reading The way she is..