Melamine Scare
It's so alarming to know that even our very own Sunflower crackers (the blueberry cream variant) had been found positive with the deadly melamine. And to think, I used to be so addicted to the Sunflower - chicken flavor. How unfortunate for Croley Foods, Philippine manufacturer of Sunflower Crackers! Even if all the variants of the Sunflower crackers have been declared by BFAD to be melamine-free, the damage has been done and the stigma cannot easily be shed off. I, for one, would not, for now, think of buying the products, even if I really like them, especially so, since I wouldn't want to share it with Thiel. Maybe it's just psychological, but just the same, that is the effect it has on probably most individuals, especially parents. Despite the lifting of the ban, the thought that it's unsafe stays in our mind. I'm sorry to be one of those individuals, I just want to protect my son.
The Favorite Pillow
It's three years old. As old as Thiel. It's soft and has a very thin covering. Worn-out, overused, over-washed. It's the infant pillow with the round hollow shape on the center that fits the baby's head so as not to make it flat when lying down.
Now, sorry to say this, but it's more fitting to call it a rug. It's irreparable. I have sewn it lots of times but now it's no longer possible to patch the holes. It's actually such a pitiful sight, with its stuffed cotton already showing. I have attempted several times to ask Thiel to let it go and say goodbye to his favorite pillow, but to no avail. He still keeps on asking for it whenever he's about to go to bed. Earlier in the day, Thiel would agree to put it in the cabinet (in the other room) to keep as a souvenir. But later at night, he would go back to the other room and search for it. He has another infant pillow just like that one but he ignores it. We have bought him a new one that has a cat's face solely for the purpose of replacing that old one. We thought he would transfer his attention to it because he loves cats but we were wrong.
I wonder when he would finally let his favorite pillow retire. Ah, the wonders of childhood :) ... never ceases to amaze me! I'm still in the process of getting to know this extraordinary, marvelous, lovable and cute kid named Theo Ariel.
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The Power Of Reverse Psychology
10:00 PM. In the bedroom. Lights off. Only the night light is on.
Bong: It's time to sleep!
Thiel: (standing beside the bed) I don't like to sleep.
Bong: Why?
Thiel: Because sleeping is not nice.
Bong: It's late. You need to sleep now.
Thiel: I don't like. I still want to play.
Bong: (already lying down on the bed) You can play again tomorrow. Come here, let's sleep.
Thiel: I don't like.
Me: (sweetly) Okay, then don't sleep. Just wait for the sun to come out. Papa and Mama are going to sleep now, okay? Goodnight. I love you. Don't worry, Papa, he's going to wait for the sun.
(silence)
Thiel: (thinks for a while then goes to the bed and lies down) I like to sleep. Mama, where's my favorite pillow?
Me: (gropes for the 'favorite pillow' and hands it to him) Here it is, baby. (kisses him) I love you. Goodnight.
Haha. It always works. (Well, most of the time.) Amazing how kids always like to do the opposite.
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Walk On
I want the best for my son. That's a given. What parent would want otherwise? But to do that, I need to be successful.
I have defined my means of achieving success through an article I wrote for
Trabaho Ba Kamo entitled
My Own Ten Commandments of Success, and have written some more on the same topic. Other inspirational writers have their own versions, and I tend to follow them too, as long as they do not conflict with my values. Not a few of them have said that we are responsible for the choices that we make. This means, if you are a failure, there is no one else to blame but yourself, because you chose to do so, rather than to succeed.
For mothers, this is quite a challenge. Because for every decision that we make, our first consideration is always our family. Now, these principles of success are telling me that if I fail, I'm the only one to be blamed and everyone else is spared?
But I will not contest that. Instead, the more that I will keep on reminding myself that whatever the obstacles and struggles may be, I am responsible for my own success, my family's success or failure. Never mind if my partner has an entirely opposite set of rules, defying all other principles. I will keep on working towards my goal. Never mind if sometimes, the burden just seems so heavy and the only one carrying it is me. I will never tire of dreaming and moving closer to that dream. I will "walk on ... through the wind ... through the rain ... though my dreams be tossed and blown .. I will walk on."1
1Walk On by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
It's so alarming to know that even our very own Sunflower crackers (the blueberry cream variant) had been found positive with the deadly melamine. And to think, I used to be so addicted to the Sunflower - chicken flavor. How unfortunate for Croley Foods, Philippine manufacturer of Sunflower Crackers! Even if all the variants of the Sunflower crackers have been declared by BFAD to be melamine-free, the damage has been done and the stigma cannot easily be shed off. I, for one, would not, for now, think of buying the products, even if I really like them, especially so, since I wouldn't want to share it with Thiel. Maybe it's just psychological, but just the same, that is the effect it has on probably most individuals, especially parents. Despite the lifting of the ban, the thought that it's unsafe stays in our mind. I'm sorry to be one of those individuals, I just want to protect my son.
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