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You are breakfasty, like a pile of pancakes on a Sunday morning that have just the right amount of syrup, so every bite is sweet perfection and not a soppy mess. You are a glass of orange juice that's cool, refreshing, and not overly pulpy. You are the time of day that's just right for turning the pages of a newspaper, flipping through channels, or clicking around online to get a sense of how the world changed during the night. You don't want to stumble sleepily through life, so you make a real effort to wake your brain up and get it thinking. You feel inspired to accomplish things (whether it's checking something off your to-do list or changing the world), but there's plenty of time for making things happen later in the day. First, pancakes.

 

Jadon and His Random Act of Sweetness

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." - Proverbs 22:6 NKJV

I was doing my usual stuff on a Wednesday afternoon, trying to meet my deadlines and stuff. I asked Ate Mary Ann if she could check what the "afternoon meryenda" was being sold at a sari-sari store nearby. Jadon, who was playing computer games at that time, asked me if he could come with his ate. So I said yes, and then Jadon, Asher and Ate Mary Ann finally left.

A few minutes later, Jadon went inside our bedroom with forks, a paper bag full of "turon" and "lumpiang gulay" and handed a yellow flower to me. He said, "mommy, sa 'yo po." (mommy, this is for you.) I was surprised and gladdened at the same time because it was a random act; something really unexpected. I realized that Jadon already knows how to show love or care with other people. I have also realized how all the efforts of setting a good example to my kids really pay off in the end.

I can tell this wouldn't be the only first and the last time he'd be doing something sweet for me, for his dad, or even for his brothers. Teacher Marise can attest to that; even his lola Susan affirms that, too.

Parenting Wisdom: "When You Thought I Wasn't Looking"

Author: Unknown

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make my favorite cake for me,
and I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer,
and I believed that there was a God to talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I felt you kiss me goodnight,
and I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt,
but it's alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared,
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked....
and I wanted to say thanks for all the things 
I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.