Being Precious
Precious Chong blogs about co-parenting alongside her ex and his new fiancee
Even in a harmonious divorce and an amicable co-parenting situation, there are still painful moments that take me by surprise. One year Jack made Mother’s Day gifts for Sarah and me; they were not the same (shame on you daycare!) and to be frank, mine was the shittier one. I cried in the bathroom of Family Thai talking to Viktor on my cellphone, while Wes, Sarah, Jack and Wes’s mom ate dinner. Not my proudest moment.
Or when the mom at the school playground asked me where Jack’s mom was and I had to tell her that, in fact, I am Jack’s mom. I then promptly asked her when her baby was due to which she replied “I’m not pregnant.” Again, I am not proud of myself. Read more...
Being Precious
Precious Chong blogs about co-parenting alongside her ex and his new fiancee
Wes and I have had a recurring argument over two things. But really it’s just one thing. Well, it is two things, but I’m going to talk about one of them today.
It’s over the amount of video games that Jack plays.
Yes, I know. He shouldn’t play any video games. It’s bad. It’s violent. It’s not good for his brain development.
But…He loves them. He is obsessed with them. He loves them so much that he likes to watch YouTube videos of 19-year-old nerdy boys playing them while they make dumb jokes.
So.. we’ve set up a schedule and that’s that. Right? Uhm no. You see the thing is… I think Wes can be too rigid while Wes thinks that I’m not clear enough with limits and follow through. Read more...
Being Precious
Precious Chong blogs about co-parenting alongside her ex and his new fiancee
I just came back from recording a story for CBC’s DNTO with Wes. The theme of the show was border crossings so we told the story about how Wes missed the birth of our son because they wouldn’t let him through the border.
What happened was, I was eight months pregnant and we were living in Toronto. I wanted to have the baby in Los Angeles for several reasons:
a. I still had my s.a.g. insurance
b. my son would get dual citizenship
c. Wes was doing a play in California and rehearsals started the week of my due date.
d. I only had a green card at the time and my interview for my own U.S. citizenship was scheduled to happen around my due date (I had forgotten this detail, Wes reminded me). Read more...
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An interview with actress Precious Chong
Bunch talked to actress Precious Chong about motherhood, growing up with Tommy Chong and her show, Push… One Mother Of a Show
Q: Are people surprised to hear about your childhood?
A: I was straight and academic growing up. I wanted to be the opposite of my parents. It’s like in that TV show from the ‘80s where Michael J. Fox was really preppy and really normal. I wanted a normal name like Luisa. I wanted to fit in. I eventually embraced the fact that my dad is who he is. Now I have a happy and interesting life. I get to have all these different experiences. Read more...
