Friday, January 29, 2010

Mothers and Sons 3

"Anak, are you hungry?", my mother asked me while I was busy writing stuff in front of the computer.

"Mmmmm," I grunted a non-committal reply.

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Ever since my mother arrived along with her adopted daughter, I've been extra sullen and moody. A lot of my talking either has been reduced to monosyllables or to shakes and nods of the head. I think she's been chucking it up to my artistic temperament; one time, she even patted my cheeck and said I'm starting to take after Popsy with the way I communicate.

Oh Mom, if only I could tell you why.

I still think of the time when we were talking late into the night about everything and nothing. Out of the blue, you said "Anak, if I could protect you from all the pains in the world, I'd do that for you."

That almost pushed me to the verge of tears, Mom. It still does.

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Mom came back with a sandwich on a platito. There was even a table napkin that accompanied it. It was nothing fancy. Just a butter and apricot jam between two toasted slices of bread.

But with that simple gesture, my heartache was lessened, my burden lightened. I know she can't shield me from all the pains in the world.  I won't allow her to. There are battles that I have to face on my own.

But she is here. My Mom is finally home.

And I have a feeling everything is going to be alright.

15 comments:

  1. We are one in this entry. If only we could take away our personal burdens and deal on our own.

    Without them ever knowing our troubles

    We do.

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  2. That was a sweet gesture on your mom's part.

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  3. i have been living away from my family for the last six years. everytime they ask me how i am, i always say that i'm doing good even when sometimes i am not.

    siguro, it is just me trying to lessen their burden. i mean, i'm just trying to be adult enough to face my battles on my own.

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  4. Mugen: but it is sometimes good to have one's load shaed.

    just not with mommy deaest :P

    Rude: moms know best, don't they?

    Engel: :D

    John Stan: aw.

    lika nga dito, comfort kita ;)

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  5. Ako si Posh Spice tapos ikaw si Baby Spice:

    Mama I love you
    Mama I care..

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  6. Dabo: aw.

    sino si sporty at si scary spice? lolz

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  7. hey, treasure these days that your with your mom.

    I`ve never been so close with my mom until recently. and it feels good!

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  8. how sweet! i wish my mom could be as sweet. it seems all she ever does is kick me out of the computer to play pet society.

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  9. City: oh, my mom does that to me, too. she loves playing spider solitaire on my desktop, and it forces me to swith to the laptop lolz

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