Having 2 daughters & a son, I as a parent, am able to give my honest to goodness opinion on the HUGE difference between having a son and having a daughter.

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Based on my experience alone with my husband, boys are really not malambing. Kap is not touchy-feely with his mom, and he is not expressive with his emotions either. I will never forget one time when his mom had to go to the hospital for her cataracts -we were still dating. Hindi talaga nya sinamahan overnight. Binisita lang namin tapos umuwi na kami. Yung pamangkin ang nag-overnight to see to her needs. And I can count on my fingers the number of times he kisses his mom (twice a year. Her birthdays & every Christmas), never hugged. Brief kiss lang solve na until the next birthday, lol. Both of them never say their I-Love-You’s to each other either. Sabagay he is also the same way with my daughters. Sa akin lang yata sya touchy-feely hehe.

Which brings me back to my point about sons & men. Sa girlfriend/wife lang yata may lambing ang mga lalaki. Take the case of my Babyson. Si Ate I have trained her well to message me as update lang of her whereabouts so I don’t worry. 4 years that she was in college walang paltos yan I can expect a “Hello Boppy. I’m in school na” as soon as my eyes open. To which I would always reply “Ok darling have a nice day, I love you!” Then she’d update me of her daily activities & send me photos from time to time -like if she “cooked” something in her condo. Or anything lang that catches her eye during the day may balita agad yan sa akin. Same with my baby girl.

E itong binata ko. Mag-text ako. Hi Babyson how are you? WRU? Are you there na? Did you get to eat your breakfast? Please eat when you can. And come home right away so you can nap ok, you slept so late last night. Love you.” Ang reply nya? “Ok”. Ni hindi ko alam saang parte ng tanong ko yung “OK” nya. Pero when it comes to his special someone, 100 texts a day, 5 pages long per text. Hindi mo malaman kung ano pinaguusapan nila sa haba.

My girls, they loathe seeing me leave. The moment I begin dressing up until I actually leave the door puro “take care mommy, have fun. I love you, see you later.” Hanggang hagdan ganyan until I reach the car. With matching hugs & kisses. A day never starts or ends without a hug or a kiss from my loving girls. And when we are out they would hold my hand, take my packages, buy me things & TALK to me the entire time. Malingat lang ako, “You’re always on your phone mommy. Stop instagramming mommy. So, what happened today mommy.” Si Babyson? Deadma. Cellphone.

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Me: Babyson I want to take your picture. Him: Ok (peace sign while reading the menu for his drink of choice). Me: Babyson smile naman & look here. Him: Ok (still looks over the menu -can’t decide but gives me a forced side smile. NKKLK! @_@

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A couple of  weekends ago, I was scheduled to get my pangkabuhayan check mula sa katas ng aking pagsusulat hehe. So my Lovey & I decided to hook up with her Ate first & grab a quick lunch before picking it up, then buy some stuff. My Babyson who had his own ganap, had the e-pass in his car. Eh kailangan ko. Ergo we had to meet up with him somewhere in time. 30 MINUTES. It took him 30 minutes to meet up with his mom. Ewan ko saang sulok ng mundo nanggaling. Nakasimangot pa. Hay naku high blood!

So it was waaaay past lunchtime before my girls & I were able to take a bite to eat. And not once did my hungry girls complain! Narinig ko lang bumulong sa sarili si Lovey ko ng “I’m hungry”, not even saying it to me. Sa sarili lang hahaha.

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My life would just be so sad & empty without these 2 in it! <3

Our hungry bellies led us to Mona Lisa Ristorante. It’s been a while.

Mona Lisa Ristorante

Saturday lunch buffet. Hooray! And for only 500 php too. Yipee!

A salad bar..

2 kinds of pasta dishes..

A main entree..

2 kinds of Pizza (BBQ & Mona Lisa Special)..

And a panna cotta dessert. Not bad for 500 php eh?

My happy plate! <3

My 2 girls didn’t opt for the buffet though.. which as you can see, is MUCH wiser & more economical. Hmp!

Pero ok lang. The love & happiness they give me naman is priceless. Walang katumbas. And just look at these ever-ready smiles!

With lips always ready to pucker up & give mommy lots of wet, sloppy kisses! :-*

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With all his flaws & faults, he will forever be my favorite son & I love him so so much nonetheless. I think men are really built that way & I just have to accept it. I am just SO thankful to have TWO daughters who can shower me with love & affection. Imagine if I had 3 boys. Kawawang Jane, pulutin nalang sa kanal! @_@ Sana magkaroon ako ng madaming apong babae, lol.

Anyway, it’s this guy’s 18th birthday today. Sure makes me feel O-L-D!

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Happy birthday my Babyson. I love you so much & I wish you happiness. Always! <3