Bestfriend
This Holy Week, I've come to realized many things which gave me more reasons to be patient and humble from all the events that occurs in our daily lives. Just today, I and my 3 year old son were having conversations which is our daily routine and the reason why he is so talkative in his early age, and Im proud of that. While we were talking about what we have done last night (we watched the Good Friday Procession) he suddenly brought up about his one young tita, bestfriend of his ate (cousin). Then, he told me that he has bestfriend also, his another ate. And he asked me this exact question which paused me, "Ikaw mommy? Sinong bestfriend mo?" It gave me I think 30 seconds to one minute to think. And I told him, "hmmm. Si ninang mo? Yung pumunta dito sa bahay kasama yung baby niya?" then, he answered, "Yung kagabi mommy doon sa prusisyon, bestfriend mo yun diba?", I paused again and think whom he is talking about. Then I remembered my childhood bestfriends whom we have crossed with during procession. "Ahhh. Si Ninong mo? Yung nagbless ka kagabi?", my son answered, "Yes Mommy! How about daddy? Sino bestfriend niya?" .... Ohhh! My son do really gave me chills sometimes and made me think of things. At his age, I don't know where those thoughts are coming from. And from that convo that we had, I suddenly became sad, thinking. "Oo nga noh? Sino ba bestfriend ko? Wala kasi nakikita anak ko na nakakasama ko or nakakausap bukod sakanila ng daddy niya and other relatives. Bestfriend material ba ako? Ako lang ba nag iisip na bestfriends ko sila? Eh sila kaya sakin? Ano ba ako sakanila?" These thoughts only lasts for couple of minutes of this day. But it brings me into praying that I want to see our son and future children to have their bestfriends someday whom they can share their thoughts with forever, even they build their own families in the future. Because, that is what me and his father missed. We are our each others' bestfriends. Its nice, but I think its also important that your children can also witness their parents having some friends around. 🥺 #reflection #parenting
