Thank God for this day! I woke up at 6:00 am, and I can tell by experience that if I rode a multicab in going to school, I would've been forced to sweep leaves again! But just when I was on my way to the waiting shed, my father called after me. At first I thought I left something, but when I returned, he told me he was going to Agusan, so he could give me a ride and drop me off at school. Luckily, when I arrived, the bell has just rang. What a big relief!
School worked out quite well. As usual, I enjoyed all the laughing and teasing inside the classroom. But what really made my day was not the hyperactivity of my super funny classmates! It was the never ending debate of my child-like parents.
It all started when my Mom once told my Dad that a child acquires 85% of her intelligence and abilities from her mother, and the remaining15% from her father. Dad laughed out loud and objected because he said there's no truth to this. He said all my talents were from him! Since Mom didn't want to argue, she just gave up and let my Dad boast about his abilities.
I thought that topic was long forgotten, but today, it was brought up again! Well, I was drawing our poster for Nutrition Month when suddenly, I noticed my Mom and Dad staring at me. Then Dad whispered to her "So, is that part of your 85%? Ha ha!" and my Mom just laughed with him, because she knew for herself that she couldn't draw as nice as my father does. After a while, my Mom spoke. "Well, at least we know she got her intelligence from me!" Dad disagreed, and so they had a debate again.
When I went inside our bedroom, Dad came to lay beside me. Then he said "You know, you're very lucky to have us as your parents. The combination of our genes is extraordinary! She's good in writing, I'm good at singing, dancing, drawing! And we're both salutatorians during high school! We can see it all in you."
I just grinned at him. Usually, when he told me this, I would freak out. I mean, I didn't want to hear him boast about his achievements in life and his extreme talents! But tonight, I actually agreed with him. Not with his theory that I got all their talents and blah blah blah! It was just because he said I was so lucky to have them as my parents --- and I would never, ever disagree with that. Regardless with whom I got most of my special gifts and talents, the two of them would always be the most precious gifts that God has ever given to me.
School worked out quite well. As usual, I enjoyed all the laughing and teasing inside the classroom. But what really made my day was not the hyperactivity of my super funny classmates! It was the never ending debate of my child-like parents.
It all started when my Mom once told my Dad that a child acquires 85% of her intelligence and abilities from her mother, and the remaining15% from her father. Dad laughed out loud and objected because he said there's no truth to this. He said all my talents were from him! Since Mom didn't want to argue, she just gave up and let my Dad boast about his abilities.
I thought that topic was long forgotten, but today, it was brought up again! Well, I was drawing our poster for Nutrition Month when suddenly, I noticed my Mom and Dad staring at me. Then Dad whispered to her "So, is that part of your 85%? Ha ha!" and my Mom just laughed with him, because she knew for herself that she couldn't draw as nice as my father does. After a while, my Mom spoke. "Well, at least we know she got her intelligence from me!" Dad disagreed, and so they had a debate again.
When I went inside our bedroom, Dad came to lay beside me. Then he said "You know, you're very lucky to have us as your parents. The combination of our genes is extraordinary! She's good in writing, I'm good at singing, dancing, drawing! And we're both salutatorians during high school! We can see it all in you."
I just grinned at him. Usually, when he told me this, I would freak out. I mean, I didn't want to hear him boast about his achievements in life and his extreme talents! But tonight, I actually agreed with him. Not with his theory that I got all their talents and blah blah blah! It was just because he said I was so lucky to have them as my parents --- and I would never, ever disagree with that. Regardless with whom I got most of my special gifts and talents, the two of them would always be the most precious gifts that God has ever given to me.
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