Today, I left after lunch to bring my kids for a short vacation with Auntie Jingay in her house… she has long been asking me to let the kids come over and stay even for just a few days and finally after so much thinking over I finally relented and allowed them to stay for three days in Pasig…why just three days? Well, because our office had an outing on Thursday so I had to pick them up Wednesday afternoon so that they will be able to join us in our Subic-Olongapo outing.
But why the dilly-dally when in fact, I myself have been the product of too much shuttling from one relative's house to another…especially during the summer break. Well, it’s actually because times are different now and I do not trust my kids to behave properly if they are away from me for too long…it’s actually Kaye’s first time not to sleep beside me (although she has slept with Ditse or even Inang or Alona) whenever she goes on vacation in the province…but this is different, these are relatives she sees only very momentarily at least once a month or not even that often… so I wouldn’t know for sure if they would enjoy being there…or even if my relatives (Auntie Jing, in particular) would enjoy having them around…hence, the reason for my hesitation.
But I guess the time has come when I should learn to let them go and start living on their own…and what better way to train them than by starting now…anyway, I am sure my kids will be well-fed there. And they would have no time to get bored since the entire house is equipped with numerous games/gadgets for kids to enjoy…and there’s always the swimming pool…I just hope they have fun there! And maybe…just maybe, (if they behave well) I’d let them stay even longer next year…
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