11.11 will always be a memorable date for my family. Seven years ago, my wife was at St. Luke’s for a routine checkup. I was supposed to pick her up after her session with the OB-Gyne until I got a text message that she was already giving birth that day (technically, it was in the evening). We were not able to check out the items on sale that we planned to buy, but it was okay. 11.11 delivered a better “purchase” for us: our son Rafa.
Looking back, nakakatuwa rin na 11.11 ang naging birthday ng anak ko kasi nga unique at madaling tandaan. Sometimes, I would call him “Boy Checkout” and joke that he got the habit of checking out toys in his mom’s shopping apps.
This year, he wanted a celebration at school on his birthday. It was just a simple celebration kasi recess lang nila allowed to bring food. We bought Jollibee plus cotton candy giveaways. Tapos sabi, gusto n’ya may toys din sa giveaways sa classmates kasi baka isipin daw na hindi kami rich. Ayoko naman basagin ang good mood ng anak ko at sabihing “anak, hindi naman tayo rich.”
Instead, his mom and I explained that we all have to save and use our money wisely, no matter what our status in life is. Pero para naman masaya ang bata, we bought Jollie Kiddie meal toys (arcade toys), which the kids loved and appreciated. Then yun, natuwa naman ang anak ko kasi nga natupad ang wish n’ya na may toy giveaways din.
We will have a bigger 7th birthday celebration for him, pero sa McDonald’s naman kasi isa rin yung sa mga wishes n’ya. Gusto daw nya ng McDo party similar to his kuya.
Anyway, we were happy because his classmates and teacher liked the simple merienda that we prepared for them. Nakakatuwa makita ang mga batang masaya at busog.
After school, naglaro naman sila. Usual laro lang, pero from mataya-taya, nag-upgrade na sila sa langit at lupa haha.
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