Relationships
Caring for a sick family member
THE passing of my aunt some weeks ago has opened my mind on my own mortality and vulnerability. It also allowed me to reflect on some grim realities of life.
My aunt has been on sick bed since late last year. After her initial bout with an enlarged heart, she was still generally okay. But since […]
Adieu, Aunt Rita
WE buried Aunt Rita today. She was 77 years old.
With only three surviving siblings now, including my mother who is 85 years old, Aunt Rita - so serene and peaceful in her coffin - was surrounded by her nephews, nieces and grandchildren at the funeral service. She had no children of her own. She […]
Raising children with love
I don’t claim to be an authority in Child Psychology. The only background in Pyschology that I can boast of is my three units in General Psychology in college.
As I was raising my growing children years before, (my two sons now in their 20s and daughter in her teens), I realized that having background in […]
Rearing, loving a child
I am not usually the prying type of neighbor. I maintain friendly relations with my neighbors, but not to the point where I would go “neighboring” and make “chika”. I want to leave them to their privacy in the same way that I too, want them to leave me in mine.
Much as I want to […]
Parents’ Day
It is Sunday as I write this piece. I have now committed myself to make every Sunday a “Parents’ Day”. After posting some articles here, I am off to pay my parents a visit.
Since Nanay had that bad fall two weeks ago, she has not fully recovered. Doctors found no fracture but she has been […]
My first born’s red letter day…
My eldest son may have thought I have forgotten… but a mother never forgets.
Marco, my first born marked his birthday last July 14, Friday. Well, as he is away from us (he works in Manila), he had to celebrate with his friends. He texted me though, asking if we could go there and join him, […]
Happy birthday, son!
July 7 - my younger son’s birthday. Aypee, the Junior. My reliable son, my driver , my errand boy…. , my student nurse (when will you graduate son? hehe), my mucho guapito baby boy is now 22 years old…. ohhh.. i am old! haha!
One thing I am very thankful for on my son’s […]
What are fathers made of?
Last Sunday, June 18 was Fathers’ Day. The text joke most circulated on this day was: “Fathers’ Day ngayon, oras naman ng pahinga para sa mga papa. Pahinga sa paglalaba, paglilinis ng bahay, pamamalantsa, pagluluto…” (It’s Fathers’ Day today, so it is time for dads to take a rest. Rest from the laundry, house cleaning, ironing and […]
Back to usual grind
Well, now that my daughter is home from her US trip, (May 17-June 10) things are now back to normal.
I am not used to being away from my daughter. True, she sometimes joins her classmates at sleep overs and has gone for a week sojourn in Cebu and Bohol the other summer for a national convention of the […]
Mother’s birthday
Today, June 8, is my mother’s 85th birthday!
Wow! Will I also live that long? (even beyond, i wish! =>)
Happy Birthday, Nanay! I will always cherish the legacy of love, sacrifice and caring you have showered and continue showering on us your children - which legacy I shall certainly hand on to my own children.
Thank you […]