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Archives for June 2016

MOMI LOOKS BACK/ our set up before

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I pinched my son’s ears. Twice.  He grimaced.  Tears streamed down his face.  But continued to do his assignment.

I was tasked to go with a writer to interview four doctors specializing in joint replacement. The interview was at 6:30pm somewhere in Serendra, Bonifacio Global City.  We got everything after an hour and a half.

It was so hard to get a cab willing to transport us to Trinoma.  Finally, we got a cab after almost 15 minutes.  Traffic slowed to a crawl along the northbound lane of EDSA.  Only after Crame in Quezon City did the traffic flow became lighter.  Reached Trinoma at 9:20pm.

I was home by 10:15pm. I found second son still at the living room doing his assignments.  I asked him.  I was too angry that I pinched him.

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MOMI CRIES| Second son’s sweet gestures

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My Second son is now all grown up.  He is just 12 years old, but he speaks and acts just like any fine man I know.  Let me share with you some of the sweetest gestures ever by my young man through the years.

Second son’s sweet gestures:  LOOKING AFTER HIS MAMA

April 4, 2010, at the big house

The boys spent their summer vacation at the big house.  I visited them there and decided to spend the night in my old room – the room without an aircon, as the boys often describe.  My Second Son peeped then returned after a few seconds with his pillows.  He slept beside me.

I encouraged my boy to return to his room.  He told me the aircon wasn’t working well in the other room.  I checked the aircon unit and discovered that it was perfectly working contrary to my son’s claim.

The following morning, my mother related to me what Second Son told her last night.  “I want to sleep with mama in the other room.  She is alone.  When she returns to the small house, I will sleep beside you again (at the aircon room),” was Second Son’s statement.

I was on the phone with husband two days after the bedroom scene.  I mentioned to him the room transfer story.  He told me that he asked Second Son “to look after your mama when I am not around.”  That again explained why Second Son was sitting beside me while his two brothers were outside playing with their new motorcycle toy.

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MOMI MUSINGS/ dreams do come true.

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I wrote this entry weeks ago.  I had second thoughts posting this before.  May be, the timing isn’t right yet.  But some say timing isn’t everything, but almost.

I once read that “nothing in itself is truly good or bad. It is when you put it to work that matters in the end.”  This gave me the excuse to finally post my week-long entry.

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MOMI MUSINGS/ all you need is love.

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Momi Musings:  Momi Berlin is no expert on parenting nor on child discipline.  She is guilty of being the too caring mother to her youngest son as to being too strict a mother to her eldest.

Now, Bunso has his walk-out moves and I-will-cry acts just to get his every want. Firstborn, on the other hand, has grown to be more aloof to his mother.  He always runs to and trusts  his  grandmother who gives in to almost all his wishes.

Momi Berlin does not know how she has raised Second son.  The boy is growing up to be more like her – too neat and orderly with his things.  He is too preoccupied with orderliness.  He is a perfectionist and seriously considers quiz bees and examination as important school matters.   And just like Momi Berlin, he feels anxious when he perceive things are not right or not in their proper order.   He takes rules.  He has his routine.  He is very different from his two brothers, more so to his father.

How do we discipline our kids then?

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MOMI LAUGHS/ Anecdotes from Tots (part 14)

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THE HORRIBLE DOUGHNUT

May 11, 2011

Momi Berlin brought home a box of Gonuts Donuts. Firstborn and Second son took their pick, while Bunso got the peanut butter-flavoured doughnut and took a bite.  He leaned near my face and whispered, “Tastes horrible.”  Then grinned.

No doubt, he heard the word HORRIBLE in one television show.

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MOMI MISSES/ gaming marathon at the small house

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I am missing these now.  Almost every weekend,  our small house is literally converted into a carnival. But that was two years ago.  Now, the boys prefer to watch TV programs (basketball, Science of Stupid, etc) though they would still play chess once in a while.  The small house is quieter now (our baby seldom cries).  Missing these –

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MOMI CRIES/ it takes a strong person to WRITE sorry and even a stronger person to SAY sorry

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This mother was heartbroken.  Everyday, she would wake up at 4:30 am to cook breakfast and prepare the baon of her boys.  She learned though that her two boys didn’t eat the pancit sotanghon she cooked for their recess.  The Bunso didn’t even open his lunchbox.

She felt so unimportant and disrespected.

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MOMI MUSINGS/ the power of positive-thinking gives me TURON!

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They say that optimists believe that their own actions result in positive things happening.  Exactly what happened to me!

After checking with the boys that they do not have any assignments, I’ve decided to do our monthly grocery instead.  I don’t need to be home early.

What happened though when you squeeze grocery into your tight schedule?

You ended up with a rumbling stomach.   But the power of positivity did something wonderful to this ever hopeful mother.

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