A Father’s Day Tribute…

I am blessed to have the best husband… and more blessed because he is a great dad too…

The story of jog a log…

When Kuya was born, it was difficult.. first time mom and dad..my milk supply came late and Kuya was a cry baby. He’d cry every night and Daddy, coming from work (2 hours travel) would carry him and jog non stop to calm Kuya  (while chanting jog a log.. jog a log). Kahit pagod pagod na yan sa biyahe.. basta umiyak na si Kuya.. karga na agad yan.. jogging dito at joggin doon.. pag nangawit kaka jogging, uupo at magkukwento.. 

That was one of my fondest memory of him being a first time Dad… and from then on, I knew he would be a good dad to our children. (Right decision to pursue him! opps! haha)

Indeed, my husband turns out to be the best dad. Kahit ngayon, kahit pagod sa trabaho o busy.. he still have time playing with the kids, bringing them to places they like or buying things that they love.

More than that, I love how he shares the same parenting practice as mine. We don’t  spoil the kids and as much as possible we train them to be strong and street smart.. parehas kameng laking kalsada..80’s, 90’s kids.. you know the drill..

And though he never said a word about this.. alam ko ang gusto niyang ipamana sa mga anak namin (aside from good education) ay lakas ng loob, respeto sa kapwa at pagiging mapagbigay.. which is the same thing as what I wanted for my kids.

Like when we went to La Union last May, kahit takot na takot, pinayagan niya sumubok mag surf ang mga bagets..un lang, nakabantay ng bongga si daddy! Pero di ba, the fact na pinayagan niya ang mga bagets, implies to them na he would allow them/ encourage them to do things.. ang saya ko lang nun! 

Maswerte talaga ako na siya ang naging ama ng mga anak.. gabi gabi yan, pinagpapasalamat ko.. and this Father’s Day, I just want to say again..

Salamat sa pamana mo Daddy at sa mga ipapamana mo pa.. salamat sa pagiging mabuting ama sa ating mga anak.. 

And while watching this TVC.. bigla naman akong naiingit sa babae sa commercial…my relationship with my father is not like that (malayong malayo haha) but when it comes to pamana, there is one thing that I am thankful for him..in a very rare conversation with him.. he told me (NV):

Hindi lang sa pagmamahal umiikot ang buhay ng mag asawa

I don’t know what he means by that, but it has been my guiding light in my marriage.. and for that Salamat sa pamana mo Tatay..