I was brushing my teeth one evening and I happen to hear a TV documentary stating the lives of teenagers and their intimacy with their partners. What I cannot believe is that these teens are terribly involved already and most of them do not really understand the consequences of what they are doing.

Just what is going on with our kids nowadays? Do they really not have enough knowledge and understanding that these things can wait? Are the parents always have to be blamed for this? It might really be hard to accept but our kids are exposed to a lot of things these days and education is still the best approach for them to understand the consequences of these things. It’s just that Filipinos do not normally discuss matters like this in the family. Most Filipino parents would say its taboo but come to think of it, if the children do not understand that these acts comes with responsibility, they will never learn until it’s too late.

One of those interviewed teens already have simplex herpes and is currently undergoing treatment. The boy is unaware of it and don’t really know how worst. I was taken aback by his statement that no one told him about this and that thing. I got irritated by that fake ignorance. He is a senior high school student and as far as I can remember, these things are already being discussed in school – in a topic called family planning?

Oh well – I have learned something valuable from that short watch. I needed to engage my kids in these kinds of discussion. Have an open communication and allow them to talk. Learn to listen as a friend to your children and they will open their heart to you. I will always remember that. I pray that these things won’t happen to my kids.

I was up early this morning to check my mail and continuing my quest on looking for the best acne home remedy when Scieszka woke up too and sat beside me. I noticed she is hot and wanted to cling on me so I gave in. She has fever and colds.

The girls would normally have fever during the rainy season and not on a summer so I was kind of asking what happened when we are at the office. I would always do that – but I would constantly get the same answer from those taking care of them while we’re out, NONE.  It hasn’t changed.

The husband is already raising his concerns, mostly about how the kids are being taken cared of, being fed, being spoiled, everything. And I can’t blame him. We are still struggling whether I should stay at home and personally take care of the kids but the fact that I have a better career than husband is getting in the way. And we can’t do it the other way around – I can’t just simply ask him to resign instead and take care of the girls. I still believe that mothers are the best caregivers for their children. Oh – this discussion is surfacing again and soon we will need to make a big decision. I just do hope next time – that decision will be a good one.

Really tough being a working mom, huh!