parents and kids

my mom and i chatted for like half an hour. it was good. we sorta debated on a topic that affects a person in his early years ... parents being nosy about their kids' day/night. though our parents' intentions are pure and good, it still doesn't change the fact that us children (well, we are our parents' child no matter how old we are) don't like our privacy to be invaded. it's good to ask your kid bout his day but hell .. don't force your kid to tell you every single thing, that's just wrong. anyway ... here's a monologue thingy.

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thoughts of a parent: my child, i love you and i want to make sure that nothing bad happens to you. i've been through a lot ... i don't want you to commit the same mistakes i did. i wanna know what's happening to you so i can guide you ... i don't want you to go astray. don't think that i don't understand what you're going through, because everytime you are in pain ... i experience twice what you're feeling. i want nothing less than the best for you. i will forever be at your side even if you think you don't need me. your happiness is the most important thing for me. i will do anything to make sure you don't suffer, i'd even die for you. don't be scared to come to me for i will never tell you to do something that will harm you. trust me, i love you.

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thoughts of a child: i am old enough to make my own decisions. let me commit mistakes coz i know i'll learn from everything that will happen to me. i know you love me very much that's why you are concerned but please give me space. don't force me to do things because you would've done if you were my age. guide me, don't push me. there are times i want to talk to you but you don't listen. all you do is get mad and give me sermon or endless numbers of life lessons. that's why i'd rather talk to my friends or just keep it all bottled up inside me. please don't think that i don't need you, because i do. i still get scared when facing the world ... just hold my hand. knowing you are there for me makes all the difference in the world. i love you mom and dad, don't ever think that i never notice and appreciate what you've done for me. if not for you, i am nothing. though it may not seem like it, but i feel bad when i shout at you, hide things from you, or disappoint you in some way. believe me, i'm trying my best to please you. be patient with me, i love you.

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well ... i also wanna say ... i love you mama!! i love you so much! i appreciate everything you do for me!!

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a tagalog song that captures it all

an english song that captures it all