Category Archives: Thought Bubbles

Is Motherhood Right For You?

My long-time friend and I got together for lunch two weeks ago. As usual, we had so many things to talk about, even if we always “see” each other in Facebook. Yes, there’s no replacing face-to-face interaction 😉

Anyway, she told me about a woman who has two children. No big deal, right? The mother is single. Still no big deal, eh? The mother got “impregnated”at a sperm donor clinic, in vitro style, after she chose the would-be father from among other candidates. Said father is both the children’s biological dad.

Yes, this is possible, for career women who want to have children but don’t want marital ties (and woes?).

Morally… well I actually do not want to delve into the moral aspect of this topic because if the mother can take care of the two children, can love them unconditionally, can raise them to be good and responsible citizens, then I am probably a bit closed ear to hear anything that challenges the mother’s actions pertaining to morals.

Thing is, the idea fascinates me so, that women who don’t have plans of getting married can have their own child (or children in this matter) without strings and emotional ties attached. THEIR. OWN. CHILD.

I’d be happy to support my many friends should they want to go through this, yoohoo!

And if ever they do so, I would probably defend them from people who’ll question why they wanted to have this process done.

I know that after all has been said and done, after the smoke has been cleared in case the ammos are brought out, they alone can make choices for themselves.

They alone can decide if motherhood is right for them.

I know it will be. It is with me. 🙂

Not Impressive Enough

Do you have an “impressive” address where you can proudly display address plaques?

We don’t because the name of our place is a vernacular term for… never mind.

Yes, if it’s economically possible, we would have a different address by now, not because we don’t love the home but because we are not fond of the neighborhood. I’ve written about this a lot of times. If only we can bring the house if in case we have an opportunity to move, we’ll probably do so but that’s impossible of course.

Just the other day, the small retail or sari-sari store across us had been robbed: teenagers went in and got three mobile phones and a PSP. They were apparently staying under one of the trees near the water meter with a metal cage beside our home before they “attacked”. These teenagers are from the slum area a block or two away from us.

Scary isn’t it?

Pagninilay-nilay sa Mahal na Araw

Araw ngayon ng Huwebes, o Maundy Thursday dahil Holy Week.

Alam mo ba na importante pala ang Maundy Thursday dahil ito ang araw ng paglilinis, pagninilay-nilay at pag-reflect sa estado ng ating buhay. Hindi nga ba ang araw na ito ay ginugunita ng mga Katoliko sa  pamamagitan ng paghuhugas ng mga pari sa mga paa ng lay people? Ito ay kagaya ng ginawa noon ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad. Ito na patunay na ang pagpapakumbaba at pagsilbi ay parte ng pagiging Diyos ni Hesus.

Sa ating pamumuhay, kailan ba tayo nagsisilbi nang walang hinihintay na kapalit? Kailan ba tayo nagpakumbaba ng kusa? Kailangan pa ba ang matinding dagok sa buhay upang gawin natin yun?

Senakulo

Bukas, ating gugunitain ang pagkamatay ni Hesus sa krus upang maligtas tayo sa ating mga kasalanan. Tayo na ang nagkasala pero Siya pa ang nagsakripisyo?

Saan ka bukas? Ano ang gagawin mo?

Bughaw o Pula

Sa larong ito ng dama o checkers, isang kulay lamang ang iyong pipiliin: Bughaw o Pula?

Kaninong kulay ang panalo na? Kaya pa kaya humabol nung kabilang kulay?

Checkers

Ganyan din sa buhay, may mga pagkakataong kailangang pumili hindi lang kung ano ang gusto kundi kung ano ang dapat at tama kahit na hindi ito ang gusto.

Manalo man o  matalo, dapat panindigan kung ano ang pinili. Kung kinakailangang lumipat o magpalit ng paniniwala at paninindigan, sa palagay ko ayos lang yun, basta kung sa iyong loob, alam mo na tama ka at wala kang “tinatapakang” iba.

UPDATE:

I just installed the “LIKE” button for FB (and clicked on LIKE too), 😀 Still trying to find out how I can install this in most posts without copy-pasting the button codes for posts I personally recommend.

When Doctors Get Sick

It feels odd when doctors, especially your own personal doctors, get sick. Been reading about the article “When the Doctor’s Wide Has Cancer” and this reminded me of my ob-gyn who had a bout with breast cancer herself. She was not there for the first few monthly check-ups I had for my son because she was undergoing treatment for her cancer.

Imagine doctors who give tips on colon cleanse that works getting colon cancer, or like my ob-gyn who teaches her patients about breast cancer gets that condition herself.

Nobody wants to get sick especially those conditions that are not easy to handle.

Like a doctor friend once told us, she doesn’t want any of us in her clinic consulting on her specialization: conditions pertaining to blood diseases, because that means we are going through something she doesn’t like us to undergo.