DR&KIDS

I happened to be home earlier than usual. Around 3pm, our son walks in and says to his mom. Mom I have a friend who wants a play date. He is outside. I tried to tell him not to come, but he still did.

Not sure what to say, I paused to hear my wife’s reply. Long and behold, she looked straight at me and said…Honey, can you go handle the situation!

That put me right on the spot. I certainly was not about to let her down nor was I ready to make my son look like the boy who has parents from ‘you know where’. I went outside, introduced myself as dad and asked his name. The next question was whether his parents were aware of his whereabouts. He hesitated, so I asked for the phone number to called them up.

After getting his guardian on the phone, I explained to her, that her son was at my house. She was fine with the fact that she knew where he was. Well, the play date was good to go. I bet too, my son was happy to get an age mate to play with. Phew!

 

This mother’s day is special since my wife is the proud mother of a Teen. It is interesting that our daughter’s 13^th birthday and mother’s day fell in the same weekend. That made my work as dad very easy.

I decided to throw a party and honor both mother and daughter. On top of that, I bought them a rose plant. I asked them to plant it together and take care of it together. It will be their teenage relationship plant.

I think it is also a good time to say Thank You to the many mother’s in our lives. It is true to say, their dedication, efforts and more importantly their love has influenced who and what we are now. It is interesting too to add a special Thank You to Our Lady of Fatima (100 years later). For Christians, She (Blessed Virgin Mary) is the greatest mother of all, for she gave birth to a savior.

Happy Mother’s day Honey, and to all Mothers’. Much love from DrandKids.

 

The month of May has a lot of important events that have happened and continue to happen. This year, our eldest daughter just turned 13. We asked her what she wanted for her 13^th birthday, and a birthday party was not her priority.

We got her the things she wanted and threw in a surprise birthday/ mother’s / graduation party. What has intrigued me greatly is the perception that ‘having a Teen’ is total trouble. I mean, how many times so far I have heard words like ‘your life is over! O my, you have a Teen?! Oh you are in trouble! The best part of your life is over! The list goes on.

I have a simple answer to all the stigma associated with having a Teen or being a parent to a Teen. I think the best part of my life has just began, for not only is she smart, but she is mature too. This answer has had a few people surprised at my outlook. More so, I hope it will change the perception that Teens are problematic! (Or am I all alone here?)

 

A couple years (2 or 3) back we had the idea to collect bottle caps from Orange Juice bottles. Initially, the intention was to use the caps for an art like project. We collected the bottle caps and put them in a box. However, we never got to run the art project and the bottle caps were left stored in a box

Fast forward, a few weeks ago, our eldest daughter came home from school and requested to donate the caps to her school. Apparently, someone was collecting caps in return for donations towards a good cause.

We delightedly let her take the box of caps to her school. We were surprised to learn that the school officials were very appreciative of her kind gesture. They awarded her a Philanthropy Award!

I do not believe in coincidences…certainly there was and is a Divine Power behind all this…And thanks be to Him.