One of my mom’s relatives went to me to ask for a financial assistance. It was a small amount but I turned her down. I don’t like turning anyone down when it comes to financial assistance because I know the feeling of rejection. I’ve been there one time too many in the past that I [...]
I am very outspoken when it comes to my opinions on matters that affect the family. Most of the time, I just blurt it out. I don’t think. I just say my opinions out loud. I know I offend others at times. But that’s me. I do censor my thoughts sometimes, depending on who I [...]
Education on birth control is really needed in the Philippines and in other countries suffering from extreme poverty. Imagine a couple living under a bridge with the creek directly under their make-shift house… and a baby! Can you imagine the number of diseases the baby is exposed to not to mention the fact that the [...]
In our family, we usually get relatives who are close to us as godparents to the little ones. It makes sense considering the godparents act as second parents to the kids. Imagine getting a co-worker as a godparent. And then two years after, you resign from work and hardly ever see your co-worker again. What [...]
When my mom died, we learned the relatives who really care for us. It was not a sudden death but it was still devastating for us. Who found it easy to lose a mother, anyway? But those who really care for us made it easier to move on. They made it a whole lot easier [...]
Do you actually tolerate a 16-year-old girl pole dancing? I mean, what kind of a parent are you if you can look at your underage kid dancing like an adult woman enticing a man? A celebrity family got a lot of flack from different sectors of society for letting their popular teenage girl pole dance [...]
I always remind my siblings not to tell anybody the issues that we need to resolve as a family. There are matters that should be kept within the family only. Like financial matters. Unless the person is really close to the family, then he or she shouldn’t be given information about money matters. It’s just [...]
Inheritance is a big issue among family members. Those rich families are actually hiring top guns in the field of law and finance to help them fight their rights out. Think of that oil magnate who was unfortunate enough to have married Anna Nicole Smith. The oil magnate’s son fought it out with Smith in [...]
The Department of Education (DepEd) is rallying behind the inclusion of sex education in Nursery. Yes, you read it right, in Nursery! Just imagine teaching 3 or 4-year-old kids about the birds and the bees. I can understand the need for sex ed in high school. Teens are really exploring their sexuality already. But for [...]
I cannot believe the showbiz news report I read… An 11-year old rising star of a major TV network in the country is the breadwinner of their family. An 11-year old kid??? I can’t believe the mentality of my fellowmen. Why would you depend your family’s finances on a child? An 11-year-old kid should be [...]
I know there will be varied reactions to this kind of situation. Let me tell you about a family squabble when the three eldest children discovered that their father is already seeing someone less than a year that their mother passed away… The three girls were already suspecting that their father is already seeing someone [...]
It’s really sad how a divorce affects the kids. Some grow up to have hang ups in life. Some suffer from psychological problems. Some pretend to be unaffected but deeply scarred by it. I know there was a point back in the past when my parents almost separated. They were constantly fighting about my mom’s [...]
Going on a trip with the family is never easy. We are a bunch of impatient persons in a normal setting. When on the road, that doubles or triples in level. My siblings are not easily awed. You need to give them something that will blow their minds off. My dad, too. Plus, my family [...]
There are mothers who find it hard to express their love for their child(ren). My grandmother’s like that. Her bitterness over her marriage’s painful breakdown was evident over the way she treated my mom. Through the years, I never saw her show my mom love. I never heard her say anything nice to her. She [...]
The whole family spent the day after Christmas at Tagaytay City. We went to the Picnic Grove (as usual), ate lunch at Josephine’s and spent the remainder of the day at People’s Park. We were supposed to go elsewhere but the traffic prevented us. It seemed like everyone else was in Tagaytay that day as [...]
