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Ten Things I Learned in the Last Two Weeks - from Kids Hover Over Pic To Add Color
 Yanna Enjoying A Good Book Before Bedtime Paranaque, April 2004 Last night as we were about to close the lights on a busy weekend, it seemed eerily quiet compared to the last couple of weeks when every day and night was like a different adventure. It was not the first night in the last 14 days that our nephew and nieces were not around. But this one is different. They, with mom, have been staying overnight for the last 2 weeks to give way to some home renovations and everyday since then it became exciting times for my wife and I. Going home was never the same, much more, waking up and sleeping. Tonight they will be in their dad's side to enjoy lola's company naman. My wife and I prayed last night that hopefully we succeeded in imparting some of our own ways of being second dad and mom to these kids. It might not be long enough that the next time we see each other they would be teenagers already, one or two might be too shy to kiss, or to hug, or to even be teased. Today, I'd try to look back to the 10 Things I learned from the kids in the last 2 weeks: From Raissa (11 years old): 1. Gratitude can always be expressed. Saying “Thank You” sometimes can cut it, but a card or a small note can always give that extra smile and an extra kurot in the heart . Issa has perfected this art of expressing the right words through a card, a drawing or a small note to give you the feeling that you did something great for her and her siblings. Now we have more letters to keep from her. 2. Window Shopping is a Waste of Time. I brought her to Podium one day and I told her that we had to be back in the office after the 1-hour lunch break. The last pronouncement she kept to heart and after downing our lunch, she asked several times why we were going in and out of stores when we had to be back in the office as agreed. (I was just showing a future teenager some stores she might find useful in a couple of years, but I felt, yes I was eating into work time instead, so I agreed to go - grudgingly) :) From Rappy (6 years old): 3. Winning is not everything. He just loves to play and he doesn’t care if he loses, as long as he enjoyed the game. Haven’t we become so competitive enough to the point that we have stepped on others, bent rules or plainly changed to who we weren’t just for us to win in this game of life? 4. Saying Sorry and meaning it. Rappy left the car door open in a public parking lot, and a stranger had to tell me about it. He ran after me saying the most sincere sorry for having a misdeed, tugging my shirttails just for me to accept his apology. So whose heart wouldn’t melt. Have I been a miser in saying my apologies, or if ever, have I said it without meaning it? A lot of times, perhaps. 5. Agreeing Takes Care of Everything. Rappy knows his limits. But he would try to extend his bedtime sked or probably try your patience out on anything from his DVD and TV watching, or his before-bedtime-snack. Agreeing with him does it. Probably making a list will seal it. He knows that what you have made as a pact is something worth trying. If it’s not for him, he’s not even going to touch it. Continued here Bookmark this post on:
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