I feel sad and sorry for my daughter, she’s always lonesome. Despite having playmates, I always have to caution her because of this one thing: they think that genitals are funny jokes. For some reason, these kids would joke around using the v and p words, which is really irritating for me. So, I would have to always call my daughter to come inside so she won’t think that it’s okay. She knows that it’s not and I have rules about it.

I’m also wondering about the parents of these children, and how they think that it’s funny to say: “what’s the problem of so and so?”, and the child would raise both hands gesturing sex! How moronic. It’s like they didn’t even learned anything from school.

Sorry, I know I’m being too holier-than-thou, but this is really not very funny to me.

So, lately, I’ve also been thinking of ways to find ideas where she can to spend her time aside from playing the computer.

Bond with your kids by bringing them to summer destinations, like:

The Zoo, any place that has wild life animal preserves or what-not, it will sure be a refreshing scene for the kids to see greenery on the concrete paved cities of Manila.

Water Park or Swimming Pools, you need not spend a fortune just to get them soaking in water under the sun, there are swimming pools you can go to around Metro Manila, sports complex or even your community pool in your Village. Just make sure that the water is cleaned after each sessions for precautionary.

Campsites, churches and religious organizations would have camp programs for kids from 8-up, you can list them to join and this will also hone their social skills.

Parks, the village park would be the most inexpensive way of keeping your kids attention and social skills exercised, and you too will get the needed breather you’ve been longing for.

My daughter and a neighbor girl had a long time ire with each other, of course they are children, and as individual humans they have their own sets of preferrence and differences. Now, my daughter felt that she’s being bullied and told me about it, and as per my judgement, I thought it best to talk to the child’s mother about it and have it settled the adult way. Besides, bullying is not my cup of tea and if my daughter has her faults I should know too.

When I came to the house, the mother supposedly “wasn’t available to talk” and therefore the father came out to meet me, and we spoke about what happened, of course these are children, and they both have their own faults on the matter. So the father of the child and I settled that it is best for the children not to play with each other if they don’t agree on anything, etc. Now, remember, in all these, the mother wasn’t “available to talk.”

The funny part of this story was, the gossip and lies that’s been circulating around about me and her husband. Since they think that I’m “single” with kids, I am now flirting with the husband. Now remember, she said that she wasn’t “avaiable” to talk that’s why the husband was compelled to speak to me about the happenings with the children, after that incident nobody spoke with anyone and nobody greeted anyone on the streets.

Sometimes, if we’re not careful, the children will pick this up from us.

My daughter wanted to see Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief at the cinemas (than the internet version), so we decided to head off to Shangri-la Crossing. While waiting for the theatre to open (for cleaning), there were dragons and loud drum music, my daughter was delighted to see them dance, well kind of, you have what, four floors and how many stalls?

Moving on, my daughter liked the movie because of the effects. But if you ask me, I just wasted money because it should have been made into a Disney TV movie instead. The turnaround of the scenes was so fast, like it was meant for television entertainment and the story wasn’t really that pivotal in a way. A good Hallmark movie recommendation is My Sister’s Keeper, but that’s a different story.

Sorry to disillusion the fans but here’s my observation; the story didn’t give justice to anyone who’s watching it because Percy’s disobedience was rewarded with becoming “the favourite student” and a hero. And we can now conclude how our children are being brainwashed; how our children think that their disobedience will do them good because they become “heroes.” We’ve all seen this, even in local television, this kind of thinking and philosophy is being inputted in the impressionable minds of our children.

Percy Jackson’s mother was abducted by a Minotaur and was brought to Hades and used her as bait. Now, the Chiron (Pierce Brosnan) assured Percy that they will rescue his mother but he have to trust him, but Percy didn’t listen (disobedience) and packed his bags to save his mother. He was joined by Anabeth (Athena’s daughter) and Grover (a Satyr). Both three doesn’t know how to go to the underworld and sought another’s help, son of Hermes, Luke, whom of course would betray them because he wanted to become the “new generation.”

Now, saving your mother is not wrong, but as a soldier, you have to demonstrate complete obedience to your superior before you can really say “this is enough” and you’re going to do it your own way.

However, let us not get deceived by some fun to watch, inspiring movie by thinking that it’s okay, when it’s not.

Okay, so why am I asking my daughter to watch it online? Isn’t it bad that I’m patronizing pirated films and here I am being too self righteous? Well, that’s why I made her see the film at the cinemas in the first place.

Mother’s you are your children’s MTRCB, exercise your rights. We are God’s stewards, we are gonna be held accountable even in the after life.

Although none of my children are attracted to regular coffee, and they do, however, prefer to sip decaf, most mothers would warn me that coffee is bad for them. They say that it would stunt the growth of our children, and it got me into thinking, does it really?

I have searched around and found that there hasn’t really been much basis about this, and that the only side effect to this is hyperactivity due too so much caffeine intake -so moderation should always be in play.

I guess, the only sensible reason I can find for the stunt in growth is, yes when kids are given too much caffeine, they won’t be able to fall asleep or sleep when they need to, which is a big factor of their growth, and body’s regeneration.