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Parents leave two legacies to their kids- one is roots, the other wings
Parents leave behind two legacies to their children— one is roots, the other wings. It starts with being responsible parents. Whenever news about a mother is sensationalized or controversial, my readers ask for my reaction. I tell them that I cannot judge on what a parent should or should not do. Like any parent, I … Read More →
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On being a YouTube Creator (in news)
I never imagined dabbling in video production much less being a program participant of the YouTube Creator Program for Independent Journalists. I just arrived in my hospital room after an angiogram procedure on July 15 when I checked my emails with my left hand. My cardiologist told me that I shouldn’t move my right hand … Read More →
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Old Fashioned Parenting Style: What’s in or what’s still in?
I was laughing when I saw a comment on my entry, Computer Game and Internet Addiction i also believe that you are a old-fashioned and controlling parent. Times have changed. The above comment is partially true . I am an old-fashioned parent, a child of old-fashioned parents but the difference is I have adapted to … Read More →
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A letter to my son in heaven
Dear Luijoe, It’s been 21 years . 21 years today… without seeing your impish smile, without receiving wild flowers with a note “I love you so very much, mama” without your gentle reminder to pray without your lectures on parenting, without your crazy jokes without pinching your handsome cheeks These are all vibrant memories now … Read More →
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Setting Boundaries for the Plastic or Unhealthy Persons
A few years ago at Plurk, once my favorite micro-blogging social networking tool, a plurk caught my attention: Someone asked civiland plastic what is the diff? Does it annoy you? When you learn someone is plastic? My friend goes further to explain that Civilis being nice and mannered while plastic is brown nosing. Does it annoy me? … Read More →
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The Wounded Bird Syndrome
They say marriage is for better or for worse. Couples try to support and care for each other, through good times and bad. Usually, when one of us hits rock bottom, the other can try to be the mainstay for a little while, to help the other along. But what happens when our child dies? … Read More →
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Five parenting lessons my beloved son taught me
It’s that time of the year that I declutter my home. The library which is located in my home office is often filled with books because my family members are book lovers. As I reviewed the books on the top shelf, I screamed with delight upon discovering my son’s yearbook in Family Montessori Katipunan , … Read More →
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Easter Sunday reminds me of my beloved son’s thoughts of eternal life
I wrote this many years ago but I want to share this story again because Easter Sunday is very special. “If I die, Mama, will I be alive again?” Luijoe asked. My six-year-old was lying on the bed, flipping through the prayer books piled on his tummy. It was Holy Week, a month before that … Read More →
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How my son reminded me about the comfort of St. John the Beloved
When a child dies, it’s not the natural order of things. For many years, I struggled to find the meaning of my son’s death. Five years and a lot of pain later, I finally found the answers. It all started with an email to Cathy after I invited her to join as co-founder for the … Read More →
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Being a 70s child & why today’s youth never had it so good
“Being an 80s child & why today’s youth never had it so good” brings back sweet memories of my youth. Hence, I’ve come up with my own version of the 70’s child. (yes I am that old. High School in 1970 and college in 1974). We didn’t have Oculus Virtual Reality headsets, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, … Read More →
