During my birthday a few days back, some friends texted to ask what I wished for when I blew the candles on my cake.
Wait. Isn’t there a common belief that if a celebrator reveals his birthday wishes, none of it comes true? So, rather than spilling the beans, I asked two of my friends to text me their birthday wishes.
“May you have more birthdays to come,” texted one friend.
Another message read: “I wish that you may have more birthdays to come.”
Thanks, guys, but that sounded like a pancit canton ad featuring a man shouting from the mountaintop: Sweet! (Echo: Sweet, Sweet.) Spicy! (Echo: Spicy, Spicy.)
Enough of clichéd birthday wishes! At the risk of not getting what I pleaded for on my birthday, I am freely and voluntarily divulging my own 10 birthday wishes. Actually, they are things that I hoped my children did not ask or tell me on my 46th year on planet earth.
Here they are, with my own thought balloons in parenthesis:
1. Dad, where are you treating us? (Of course, your resto of choice, kids – on Grandparents Day.)
2. Dad, pasa-load, please? (Sure, let me just deduct P15 from your allowance.)
3. Dad, how many girlfriends did you have before you married Mom? (Next question, please.)
4. Dad, can you teach us Math? (Kids, the reason I took up law is…)
5. Dad, have you seen the Jonas Brothers? (Thanks, but I’d prefer to see Jolas and his brothers, if any.)
6. Dad, I saw what you did last night. (Good thing you did not see what I did before you all came into being.)
7. Daaaaad! I’m finished. (Sorry, I won’t dare touch any smelly butt on my day-off.)
8. Dad, remember the work you were doing on the computer since last night? Sorry, I curiously pressed “Ctrl A,” then accidentally hit “delete.” (Waaaah!)
9. Dad, dede. (Uh, I happen to be your non-lactating parent.)
10. Dad, can the 5 of us sleep in your room? (Go ahead, your Mom and I will just sleep in yours.)
To all birthday celebrators in the merry month of December, may we have some peace and quiet on our day-off! Cheers!
Quote for the week:
“Lucky parents who have fine children usually have lucky children who have fine parents.”
-James A. Brewer
Wait. Isn’t there a common belief that if a celebrator reveals his birthday wishes, none of it comes true? So, rather than spilling the beans, I asked two of my friends to text me their birthday wishes.
“May you have more birthdays to come,” texted one friend.
Another message read: “I wish that you may have more birthdays to come.”
Thanks, guys, but that sounded like a pancit canton ad featuring a man shouting from the mountaintop: Sweet! (Echo: Sweet, Sweet.) Spicy! (Echo: Spicy, Spicy.)
Enough of clichéd birthday wishes! At the risk of not getting what I pleaded for on my birthday, I am freely and voluntarily divulging my own 10 birthday wishes. Actually, they are things that I hoped my children did not ask or tell me on my 46th year on planet earth.
Here they are, with my own thought balloons in parenthesis:
1. Dad, where are you treating us? (Of course, your resto of choice, kids – on Grandparents Day.)
2. Dad, pasa-load, please? (Sure, let me just deduct P15 from your allowance.)
3. Dad, how many girlfriends did you have before you married Mom? (Next question, please.)
4. Dad, can you teach us Math? (Kids, the reason I took up law is…)
5. Dad, have you seen the Jonas Brothers? (Thanks, but I’d prefer to see Jolas and his brothers, if any.)
6. Dad, I saw what you did last night. (Good thing you did not see what I did before you all came into being.)
7. Daaaaad! I’m finished. (Sorry, I won’t dare touch any smelly butt on my day-off.)
8. Dad, remember the work you were doing on the computer since last night? Sorry, I curiously pressed “Ctrl A,” then accidentally hit “delete.” (Waaaah!)
9. Dad, dede. (Uh, I happen to be your non-lactating parent.)
10. Dad, can the 5 of us sleep in your room? (Go ahead, your Mom and I will just sleep in yours.)
To all birthday celebrators in the merry month of December, may we have some peace and quiet on our day-off! Cheers!
Quote for the week:
“Lucky parents who have fine children usually have lucky children who have fine parents.”
-James A. Brewer
