by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 6, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Family, Parenting, Widowhood
We live in a time of fatherless children. More and more, children grow up in fatherless families. Some lose their fathers through tragedies like fatal accidents or killer diseases. A growing number are victims of parents who divorce, usually ending up with their...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 25, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Family, Parenting
Singapore is facing a crisis. Her citizens are not reproducing enough. Hence the Singapore government is stepping in with “a bonanza of tax benefits, generous leave and other child linked perks” (Lee Siew Hua, “Big Perks for Big Families,” The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Family, God, God's Provision, Parenting
I almost drowned when I was a child. I can’t remember how old I was. Preschool I think. I was at the beach with my dad and some of his friends. I was only allowed to play in the shallows. Standing up, I was safely above the surface of the water. And I had on a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Family, Parenting
The last thing he said before he boarded the plane was: “I love you dad.” With that No 1 son walked towards immigration and one chapter of my life closed. Last Sunday Stephen left for Melbourne to finish his final year of university. (He had done two years...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 1, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Family, Forgiveness, Parenting
Dad was the youngest son of a peranakan family. Mum is the oldest girl from a Hong Kong family. They had their fights. It didn’t help that dad was a people oriented person and mum was goal oriented. Not only did they fight, they continued their fight in me. I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 20, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Church, Community, Family, Parenting
“I’m gonna watch you shine Gonna watch you grow Gonna paint a sign So you’ll always know As long as one and one is two There could never be a father Who loved his daughter more than I love you.” [Paul Simon] “father of mine tell me where...