July 25, 2016 at 7:59 pm

Thank you for sharing these nice words. This is really good for us to remember. Though there may be some difficult times or challenges in our life, just pray and believe there is always plans for us.

July 18, 2016 at 3:42 am

@swalia I have not heard about this site. Thank you for sharing this opportunity and also telling us so much information about the site. It is good to know more and more writing sites coming up.

Based on what you all have commented, I think it is really not easy to earn there, moreover $20 minimum payout seems to be quite high for me. Though many people have complained the pay rate in LiteracyBase is quite low, I think at least we got paid per post, and we also earn by referring visitors, even not from our members here. I would prefer to earn by my effort, though some passive income from the views would be an extra bonus, we can’t guarantee we get many views from the members.

Though mylot sounds similar, as we do not get paid per post, we are not required to write a certain amount of words, there is no limit and I am confident I will get paid too.

July 18, 2016 at 3:32 am

@raaman It is good to hear that. Though domain registration is not very expensive, renewing it is a good sign that the site is serious about this business. Renewing the domain for 10 years might sound more promising, but I do not think I will do that to my own website too. I think renewing it for one or two years is good.

Thank you for checking this information out and updating us too.

July 18, 2016 at 3:24 am

@ruby3881 I did not know such jugs exist as well. When my baby was in the first month, I bathed him in the basin in the bath room. Well, I actually put a small wash bowl in the basin, held him with my left hand, put him inside the wash bowl and use a handkerchief to “wash” him. As I was going through the c-section surgery, it was not convenient for me to squat, so I prefer to stand and bath my baby.  Now, he is more than 6 week old and bigger now, so I have to put him into a bigger baby  bath tub to bathe him.

I forgot to mention I always sing song while bathing my baby, or changing diapers. I just think singing will sooth the baby, and it makes me feel more relaxed even though hearing the baby crying too. Even if the baby is not afraid of taking bath, when he is hungry and we are bathing him, he cries too. I started to make up songs and sing to my children since my first child.

July 18, 2016 at 12:57 am

@peachpurple That’s really quick you learned how to bathe your first baby. Was it just the second day after she was born? I was going through the c-section surgery and my wound still gave me much pain, so I just learned to bathe my first baby after the first month.

I heard about using “black tiger beer” to bathe the baby, and I always thought it’s good for the hair of the baby, I did not know the traditional belief you mentioned.

@sauda It is good that you have that experience before doing that for your first kid. I always hoped my elder brother got married and have baby first, then perhaps I could learn how to take care of children while helping out. But, I was the first who married and had kids in my family, so my first kid gave me all the first experiences of taking care of a child.

I still remember I was quite scared wiping the cord for my first child too, I was afraid I might hurt him. I was fine to do so for my second and third child. 😀

July 18, 2016 at 12:49 am

@shavkat There are some prenatal courses for expected parents, hence I think bathing the baby might be included in the course.

Yes, it is really wonderful to watch a kid growing up, especially when you watch her from a newborn baby, then toddler, young kid, and later growing up to be a young adult, etc. I always agree that the first three years are especially important for a kid, hence it’s good if the children are taken well care in these important years.

I am sure you will be a good father when you have a little one. When your heart is filled with love, everything seems to be easier for you when taking care of an infant. 🙂

@ruby3881 Yes, I agree with you. I think it’s so important for the children to learn those life skills. That’s one of the reasons I choose to homeschool my children, these skills are not taught in the schools here. Schools nowadays seem to focus on academic subjects only, but not any handwork or life skills.

July 18, 2016 at 12:39 am

@ruby3881 I have seen some young kids screaming really loud and badly when taking shower, especially when pouring water over the head. I actually do not understand why the kids feel so insecure while taking the shower, at first I thought if it is because of some not so pleasant experience they have got previously. Perhaps it is just normal for some kids?

I let my children hold the food with their hand when they were young. It was really messy at the beginning, but they learned slowly, and after some time, they managed to do it well. It really frees up a lot of our time if we do not need to feed the toddler, though at the beginning, we might need to spend time cleaning up. Moreover, the toddler is always happy to feed himself too. I think this is what we always need to learn – hold the temptation to help the children and let them explore and learn by themselves.

I never thought of the techniques of feeding the children you mentioned. 😀

July 16, 2016 at 1:51 pm

I just saw some ads on LiteracyBase today. They are from Infolinks and mgid. I have not seen or heard about mgid ads. Hope these will bring good revenues for the site, and in return, we will be able to get paid by the site always too.

I think LB team will decide what is good for the site, and also the members. We just have to live with the ads, since the site is based on ad revenues to pay us.

I agree with @peachpurple, hope there isn’t any porno or disgusting ads.

July 14, 2016 at 10:54 pm

@peachpurple Do you mean the garbage collectors used to go to your housing area only once a week? Has it been like that always? It is always 3 times a week here – Monday, Wednesday and Friday, even in my home town (Ipoh) when I was young.

I think it is good to separate the garbage, so more garbage can actually be recycled, but I did not know there are different days to collect different types of garbage. Moreover, do you have to use black garbage bags? We do not buy those black garbage bags, but just use those normal plastic bags that we got from shopping.

I am glad we do not need to do the garbage separation according to the standard you mentioned, though I am not sure when it will be implemented in the state I am staying. I do separate the garbage – those cannot be recycled and those can be recycled. I pack those items that can be recycled separately according to their categories too.

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July 14, 2016 at 3:20 am

@peachpurple I agree with you, I think we are often too busy with other stuffs. Though I am with my children all the time, and  I know connection is important, I still think I am not doing enough especially when I am busy with my work or tired.

I actually prefer some bonding time with my children, especially body contact or physical engagement with them, and I think it really makes a difference. I am not too sure if it works for older children, my children like me to massage them or play with them. Sometimes I pretend to be a slide or air plane and lie on the bed, let them sit on me or I make them fly. I enjoyed this bonding activity very much, but I could not do this since I was pregnant. I find lacking of some physical contact makes some difference. I think more hugging and kissing are helpful in connecting with the children as well.

I did not do these with my parents when I was young. I know my parents love me very much, I just feel there is a lacking of connection.

July 14, 2016 at 3:01 am

@shavkat It’s good that you have the experience even before you become a father. I agree with Kyla, I think it has nothing to do with female or even mother, I do agree that we have to be extra careful while taking care of a baby, especially the first few days or first month. I think when we hold and take care of them with love, it will not be as difficult as we thought.

My two elder children like to take care of the baby brother too, they also help to bathe him. Of course, I am the one who is holding the baby.

@ruby3881 I agree that bath time is really a wonderful bonding moment. I am glad my children love to play with water, though there were still some challenging moments while they were young, I still think it’s a good time to spend with the children.

I like you gave the example for feeding a toddler, It may be worse if we choose to let the toddler hold his own food and feed himself. 😀

July 14, 2016 at 2:49 am

@sauda I am a mother of 3 children and having a newborn baby now, so yes, I have bathed a baby. I have not bathed or take care of any baby or child before I have my children. It’s good that your mom taught you how to take care of a child.

I have always heard from others, it is so difficult to handle a newborn baby, especially when bathing them. I do not know if it is because of mother’s instinct, though I have never take care of other children before, once I held my first child, I just knew how to hold him and felt confident to bath him as well. I just make sure I hold the baby tightly and properly, and never let go.

I have heard from the elderly people, the babies nowadays have more strength, the neck is stronger, hence it is easier to hold now. Perhaps it is because some vitamins or folic acid we are taking during the pregnancy.

July 14, 2016 at 2:15 am

@thinker The way you represent the formula is great and easy to understand too. Yes, I think I will need to fill in the constant that is more suitable to me, though I used to think of writing 2 blog posts per day, it is not possible now. 😀

I do not think I can be a good mentor now, as I have not been active in LiteracyBase for more than a month, and I am not aware of any changes, if any. I hope I will be able to find more time to spend here soon.

@sunil I always wish I can convert my long forum comment into article. Sometimes I just easily write a lengthy comment in the forum. I did not know there is a “self” category in the blog post now, I have not been writing any posts for quite some time. It is good that we can at least write something personal and still earn 5 cents, perhaps?

July 13, 2016 at 1:25 am

@peachpurple @sunil I think the fee charges differently for different country. For Malaysian, the fee is 4.4% + fixed fee (fixed fee = $0.30). So, I think it’s better to request higher payment if possible. I did not know we can request $10 payout in ForumCoin, and I always requested at $5, and got $0.52 deducted. If I request for $10, the fee is only $0.74. With 2 times of $5 request, I will have to pay $1.04, which is $0.30 more. For trusted sites, I think I am fine to wait for a while more in order to save some fees. 🙂

@sauda Just keep going. If you want, you will surely be able to reach $10 by the end of this month, then you can cash out and receive your payment next month. Perhaps you can set a daily goal for it. Hope you will be able to make it. Good luck to you!

@scc2046 Just keep going. The first dollar is always hardest to reach, but once you have got it, perhaps it’ll be easier for you to reach the minimum payout. 🙂

July 12, 2016 at 5:26 pm

@sunil With the site being down, I was guessing Sheridan was updating the site and testing it, and hoping it will soon be a good news for all of us. I like you being so positive towards the site. Though I do not know Sheridan well, I also still keep hoping the site will be back soon. Moreover, I have heard Sheridan is really a trusted and kind man, not only he has paid all after he announced the temporary reward system suspension, but also he has sent some money to Grecy to help her out without mentioning much about it.

I just logged into the site, and found there are still members writing posts over there. It’s good that those members still have faith on the site.

@ruby3881 I used to visit BlogJob almost every day, but after some incidents happened between Rex and other members, I did not really like the weird atmosphere there, hence I stopped visiting the site anymore, but just once in a while.