BLOGGITYBOOP!

At first, I wanted to skip this week's MM because the theme was Mother's Day and I really don't have much to share about that day.  I started that day (it was actually 'night' because we were all still awake during the wee hours of the morning) with a hug, a kiss, and a greeting from hubby... The End...  Actually, I was a bit sad that day since I wasn't able to visit my Mom and give her something. I just called her up to greet her and to tell her that I love her. That's it. I also didn't receive a card or a flower from hubby **sigh** and my babies are... well, babies, so they couldn't possibly come up with a card. However, I really appreciate all the bloggers, online friends, and "offline friends" :) who extended their greetings to me. I really felt remembered with all the FB photo tagging, wall posts, and mails. Before I started making this post, I read Mommy Chris' MM entry and she noted that we should write about why this year...

Sometimes I wish I had the power to instantly change the world for the better... so that every street kid would instantly have a happy meal, the homeless and informal settlers would have permanent, legal homes, public school kids would have plenty of books and chairs, rebels hiding in the mountains would be united with their families, drivers would stop drinking or texting while driving, smokers would just quit smoking, alcoholics would just drink tea instead, no one can do abortion, and there would be free food and medicine for the needy... but then, I wake myself up and I know that those things are quite impossible to instantly happen... For my Inang Bayan... The bad news is that things are getting worse than ever. According to the World Bank, almost three billion pesos is wasted in widespread corruption in our country. That's an awfully big amount considering that 8.1 million Filipino families rate themselves as poor based on the most recent SWS (Social Weather Station) sur...

Dear Mommy Dear Mommy, your child is your princess. She is your responsibility. If not for her own sake, never let her get hurt by any means. Dear Mommy, your child is your fan. She learns and takes after what you do, how you feel, where you go, how you react, what you think, why you love and why you hate. For her, be the best. Do not fail at being a good person for she too might suffer the same fate. Dear Mommy, your child is your student. Teach her everything that you know and guide her in every way that you can. Bombard her with good thoughts, warm emotions, and logical and critical reasoning. Empower her with love, understanding and patience. Dear Mommy, your child is your flesh and blood. Accept her. Recognize the whole of her - strengths, weaknesses, successes, and failures. Never forsake her for making wrong decisions and doing wrong things. She needs your guidance and your encouragement, not your pity, pride, and punishment. She needs you even when she says she doesn...