Ask just about any parent if they have a 'favorite' child - and they will usually bluster until they're blue in the face, that NO, of course not. Dont be ridiculous. I love all my children equally. Exactly the same.I'm going to risk death and dismemberment and say - they're lying. Big time. It is… Continue reading The Favorite.
Author: Lani Young
Lani Young is an international bestselling author of YA fantasy, contemporary romance and literary fiction. The 2018 Pacific Laureate, her work is inspired by the diverse mythology of Oceania and the richness of her cultural heritage as a Samoan / Maori woman.
Rock this Tooth Fairy
The truth hurts.I can be a really horrible person. And a nasty mother.My 7yr old son is very fiapoko. That means - he's a little knowitall. He argues with his teacher. Contradicts his father. Corrects his mother. Mutters under his breath at his big brother. And generally irritates us all to death. So much that… Continue reading Rock this Tooth Fairy
Meet the ‘Telesa’. Women of fury – don’t get them angry.
Meet the Telesa. Blessed with earth's gifts of air, fire, water - they are her self-appointed protectors. Guardians of land, ocean and all earth's creatures. And they get very angry when man is his usual environmentally-UNfriendly self... An Excerpt from 'Telesa - The Covenant Keeper.'The village cowered in the storm. The wood frames of the… Continue reading Meet the ‘Telesa’. Women of fury – don’t get them angry.
WarriorMum vs. Wild.
Man VS Wild. Why are we watching this show? The man is a derwit. Tonight he's running around some desert wilderness. He's got diaorrhea from eating old bugs. And now he's excitedly showing us some special plant with leaves that are a great replacement for toilet paper. (Umm..come to Samoa, just about every plant has… Continue reading WarriorMum vs. Wild.
People that make me laugh, cry and just think.
So I do a lot of blog hopping. And lurking. Some of my fave blogsites are those where people chart their journeys through the crazy world of parenting. Ones that either make me laugh, cringe sympathetically, or get rejuvenated to keep plodding along on my own mad mother road. I appreciate good writers who take… Continue reading People that make me laugh, cry and just think.
Zumba YOU.
Last nite I went to my first Zumba class. You know those people who are smooth and sexy on the dancefloor? Who can execute every step with effortless grace and make it all look so incredibly easy? And who can join the instructor on the front stage and strut, shake and boogie with confidence and… Continue reading Zumba YOU.
Can it get any hotter in here? Meet Jason
Meet Dr Jason Williams. A California native - he's a volcanologist who's in Samoa with a science team studying our supposedly dead and dormant volcanoes.So it's no surprise then that he would be particularly interested in a girl who can speak to them, summon them and control them. But Jason is no boring, dusty old… Continue reading Can it get any hotter in here? Meet Jason
Who you can marrry when I die.
Shakespeare said,"Woman, thy name is misery!" Now that either means - A. it totally sucks to be a woman. (Because men are such awful jerks to us.) OR B. Women make life totally miserable for everyone around them. ( Especially for the men in their life because we can be such awful jerks to them.)… Continue reading Who you can marrry when I die.
Meet Simone – the SAMCO Best Friend
Picture of SAMCO gates courtesy of Samoa Live.On Leila's first day at Samoa College she's given the grand tour by a boy called Simon...Or as he corrects her - Simone.I quickly realized that my tourguide was what my uncle termed a ‘fa’afafine’. On our shopping trip to town for my school uniforms in the weekend,… Continue reading Meet Simone – the SAMCO Best Friend
Why you should join the electronic-book dance party.
Do you want to have thousands of books at your fingertips? Everything from the classics - to the latest bestseller - to the hottest romance - the funniest chick lit - even the most engaging kids fiction? If you love to read and you havent discovered electronic books then you REALLY need to join this… Continue reading Why you should join the electronic-book dance party.
Lani Wendt Young 