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Four-year-old Girls Have No Business Dating
April 21, 2008On house arrest for days now and with Alex as my only companion, I’ve come to dread the questions she’d ask me while we lounge in bed.
It fascinates and confuses me, the way this little girl’s mind works.
Boyfriend nimo si daddy, ma?
Sa una.
Nganong sa una ra man? Di na diay karon?
Di na kay married naman mi.
Nganong na-married man mo?
This is difficult. How do you explain love, choices, and responsibility to a four-year-old?
Kay naa naman ka, unya ganahan naman mi mag-start ug family.
Big girls and boys ra pwede mag-married?
Yep.
Ah. Kay small pa man ko, boyfriend lang nako si Renan, unya inig big na nako, mag-married na mi.
I swear I gaped at her before I got myself to ask: Nganong ganahan man kag naay boyfriend? Four years old pa gani ka.
She smiled sweetly: Para naay maghold sa akong hand, unya mag-watch mi ug movie, unya magtext me sa each other.
Patay! As if parenting isn’t tough enough on its own, now I have to compete with Star Cinema and the yaya’s notions of love and dating. Heaven help me, where do I buy a manual for discussing life and relationships with little people?
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ka cute sa bata..!
i totally understand how you feel.. i think i am already dreading that stage which my daughter and son will eventually come to.
i hope you’re feeling better, chin!
Posted by lurchie at April 21, 2008, 1:48 pmOh my… that’s a scary thought.
I don’t know what I would say to my future kids if they told me something like that…..
I’m mulling over it.
Peace.
Posted by Ozy at April 24, 2008, 12:55 pm* gapes * *rolls eyes*
Posted by akosikai at April 25, 2008, 6:15 amOMG!!! Pareho mi ug idea why I want a boyfriend. Hahaha! Pero damn…. The innocence of a child never ceases to amaze me. You have a wonderful child.
Posted by Denise at April 27, 2008, 10:06 pm






chinay
named *my name here* and *my amiga’s name here*
Dan’s obedience, i want the world to have it para walay giyera
got your note above the red artwork, the smell of courier and the teases of officemates because the sekyu and me have developed this friendship over
“ani-na-imohang-package/sulat”
“salamat manong wapol”
salamat. glad to see you waiting for the choco rain at the odd avenue.
Posted by tinay at April 21, 2008, 11:22 am