Parenting Archive

My thoughts on parenthood, and what it's like to be a mom in the Philippines.

Mahat’s Birthday

Yes, he wants to be called Mahat now instead of Kayil. If you are wondering, his real name is MIkhail Mahat. I guess his classmates find it easier to say Mahat than Mikhail. His birthday is on October 24 but I decided to hold his small party yesterday. It was crazy and I was dead tired. I think I might give birth sooner due to exhaustion on yesterday’s party. We prepared the usual, spaghetti and hot dog on stick for the kids and penne pasta on spaghetti sauce for the oldies or the mommies. It was fun and I was glad that his teacher and some mommies helped me out to make a fun program for the kids. We had games and giveaways. Oh well, according to Mahat, it was a BEST PARTY!! yay!

Party aside, I think my second born is still traumatized by the flood. Actually even me and the mommies I know and even the teachers in the school. For two nights now, heavy rains made our nights longer. We can’t sleep! Only last night that Mico was still awake when it started to rain. He cried and screamed, he was really afraid that it will flood again. Haaay.. what can I do when in fact I was worried too..

Mommy Moments: Special Trip

This week’s theme for Mommy Moments is special trip. As a family, it really is important to take the kids out once in a while. It is a great way to bond with the kids. Taking a time out from the usual routine is also a great way to bond with your partner. My husband and I make it a point to treat the kids with out of town trips. The latest we had was a trip in Baguio last March.

This was in Mine’s view and one of the few photos where we posed as a family. Hopefully when Sati is here we already have our car (and hopefully it is a bigger one!!!).

Last Post…

This will be my last emotional post about Ondoy. I don’t want you to experience flash floods like we did (Ondoy related articles flood..). I just need to let this out and hopeful after this, I am done.

And though I am already making fun of what happened to us, I cannot deny the fact that I am still traumatized by it. There are times when paranoia hit me. OCD is to blame. There are so many what ifs in my mind and sometimes I cannot bear to think of it. People suffering from OCD are like that, images would suddenly pops in their head and they can’t do anything to stop it.. So instead of suppressing it, I am letting it out.

What if #1
What if we were out that day. We were to go to the drugstore to buy some meds for the kids. Good thing that heavy rains stopped us. If we went ahead as planned, we would be trapped in Ever Gotesco for three days. I cannot imagine three days without the kids. More so, I cannot imagine my kids without me and without food fro three days. It is plain unthinkable but I could not stop my mind from thinking the scenario.

What if #2
What if hubby is not at home. I am not afraid for our safety but for the hubby. I knew that he would try everything to reach us. I would have died worrying about his safety and whereabouts.

What if #3
What if the water rise up to the second floor? What if we had to be on the roof and wait to be rescued. That would be the hardest thing. Thinking about it makes me feel nauseated and yet the image of us on the roof keeps popping out in my head.

whew! what a post.. oh well at least I am done unloading..

and please don’t tell the kids, mommy is still afraid.