Thursday, July 3, 2008
My Little 'Heart' and Echo
I was 'trying' (trying, because I haven't quite succeeded yet) to organize the photos in my computer, as I have promised myself after the unfortunate crash I had lately, when I came across this photo. This shot was taken late last year at the Powerplant Mall. Good thing there's always a camera within reach, that's why this moment was captured in an instant.
By the way, for some of you who may be clueless as to who this guy is, he is Jericho 'Echo' Rosales, a local showbiz celebrity in the Philippines who is also widely-known as the mighty 'Panday' to devoted teleserye fans and the ex-boyfriend of another showbiz personality, Heart Evangelista.
I'm not the type who would pose with a celebrity, albeit a very famous one. But I thought it would be fun for the Little Lady to have this in her photo album.
Jericho and Heart parted ways just recently, due to suspicions of a third party involved. Well, I've seen this guy really up close, and the teenager in me says (well, screams!) that he is every inch worth the heartbreak (superficially, of course).
While looking at the picture, I can't help but think about my Little Lady's future love life. I know how a heartbreak feels like; it's something that I wish I could spare her little heart from experiencing.
Oh, parents.
The act of shielding our children from every hurt and pain in the world comes naturally as breathing itself.
Imagine the thought of protecting your child since infancy from as little as an insect bite to the occasional minor accidents, getting sick, from the school bully and the like, and then out of nowhere comes this total stranger who turns him/her into some lovesick rebel who breaks your rules and then later on tears his/her heart into smithereens.
Don't you just want to wring that person's neck?
I can't help but have these thoughts especially when the little lady started getting pencil written kiddie 'love notes' and doodles on lined grade school paper folded neatly into different shapes with a heart or flower drawn on top, last year. Or whenever I see pieces of paper in her school bag's side pocket with the label 'Top Secret', where she writes the name of her crushes/boyfriends, which usually include Gerald Anderson, Sam Milby and the Jonas Brothers. Or, when she gets curious adoring glances and toothless smiles from little boys her age whenever we're out in the mall.
What's with kids nowadays? Are they growing up too fast or am I just getting old?
I know she has to experience the cycle we've all been through, at some point. The phase when our parents give us their 'I've-been-there-done-that-he/she's-just-gonna-break-your-heart' litany and we still insist on what we feel is the right thing to do all in the name of love.
Then we just realize they've been right all along, while crying and listening to songs about moving on and letting go over a couple of beers and tequila shots.
Well, I still have a few years more before I start worrying about this seriously. I just hope I can teach her how to be wise and to put her mind above her heart, where nature intended it to be (yeah, right).
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lol - I know what you mean. As parents, we just want to do everything we can to protect them.
But then we have to remind ourselves to let them "live." ;)
GREAT picture!!
gosh, how old is chesteney? and she has suitors already!?! kids mature so fast these days.
i know how you feel kcee =) my "princess" is already 10 years old. i have seen small notes tucked in her notebooks which says "(name of my daughter) heart (as in the symbol heart) .....)" who know if she wrote it or now but the animal instinct in me as a mom went berserk! i thought i had to protect her at all cost but then... they will all grow up. best we can do is to educate them about love and inevitable heartaches which go with every experience... oh motherhood!
we all go through that kcee...hahaha. at one point, you just feel that animal instinct to protect your child at all cost but then, we have to face the inevitable and just teach them the reality of falling in love and the pains that go with it.
i saw a note in my daughter's notebook while i was "summer" cleaning, it said "(my daughter's name) heart (boy's name)" i blushed and showed it to her papa who at the very moment smiled. i told him, "pa, i think we have to get ready for this now..." oh boy....
I thought to mysellf I would be the cool mom but I think when I am already at that point ...I would be so protective. I guess it is just a natural automatic thing.
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you should've sent this photo to Working Mom's monthly contest!
Its really a different era now (lol) I mean with the way things goes, mashado mabilis....
My daughter is of the suplada type so I wonder if she'd get those notes soon lol...hopefully though she'd have the conservative pinoy attitude than the liberal thoughts of Europeans..."sigh"
time comes...and i'm scared as well. esp. that i have 2 girls. ika nga we will cross the bridge when we get there.
about echo...he is very very gorgeous sayang hindi ko pa sya nakita in person...hehehe.
oh boy! chestene is indeed a little lady now and she's very pretty.
i've been thinking yesterday to take photo of your little lady and my girl. but the latter got cranky due to lack of sleep. we left the party at 5:30, i guess. how about u? did to still stay for the rides?
Hi dear, I voted for ur blog already, good luck! :)
@ Dette
I agree, we have to let our children 'live' and figure out things on their own. But I just can't help being over protective sometimes, especially with the kind of society we live in nowadays.*sighs*
@ Cherry
She's 6 years old turning 7 this August. Well, I consider those little boys as 'admirers' rather than suitors. I don't want to entertain the word 'suitors' yet! lol :D
@ Ria
Yes, I think the best thing to do is to prepare them and the rest, they'll have to decide on their own. But of course, we'll always be there to guide them, every step of the way. :)
@ Jade
The moment you become a mom, your mother's instinct switch will turn on automatically and it stays 'on' for life! :)
@ Gizelle
Oh, don't we all wish our daughters stay on the conservative Pinoy side? Kids are so different nowadays. So help us God! :)
@ Shiela
Oh, I hope crossing the bridge is not so soon, yet! :)
@ Wena
Thanks! Sayang, it also slipped my mind. She's going round and round we weren't able to take much pictures.
Anyways, we left past 10 PM already because we went to Snow World and she (with Marianne and Kelsey) rode the carousel more than twice! Hayy kapagod. :)
@ Mariuca
Thanks for voting! I think I won't make it, though. The other blog has tons of supporters. :)
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