Kuya is mad at me

Reggie was being too hard on his brothers today. Ryan wouldn’t wash the dishes at night and Reggie was just at him. Then later on, Ryland wanted to eat something after dinner and Reggie told him that he couldn’t. Ryland came running upstairs to me crying.

My space

“Isinasara pa kasi ang pinto sa banyo,” that was R while I was getting ready for church. Sorry, but the bathroom is the only place where I can lock myself in this house, where no one will follow me around and bug me. You may knock if you want but please give me my space. Besides, I have three boys and I don’t want them to see me naked.

On books

I bought the book “The Way the Crow Flies” by Ann-Marie MacDonald, who is a Toronto-based novelist. I have wanted to read this novel since it came out last year, but the book was just too expensive. It was recently released on paperback at an affordable price. Yeah, that’s me, cheap. But I have no choice because raising three children can be very expensive. I’ve tried the library before but sometimes they don’t have the books that I want to read. I am interested in coming-of-age stories with a tinge of mystery.

It’s not what happens to you

On “Balance” at CTV, motivational speaker W. Mitchell talked about how he suffered and survived two horrific accidents (He suffered burns due to a fiery motorcycle accident and was paralyzed after an airplane crash) in his book “IT’S NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU, IT’S WHAT YOU DO ABOUT IT.” He also quoted “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” www.wmitchell.com

He sure has a positive outlook in life. Instead of dwelling in pain, he turned his loss into something useful, talked about it and inspired others who must have gone through some kind of loss and pain.

This is similar to what I have in mind, the reason I want to someday publish my memoirs.

Recital

Last day of band camp. I was worried when RG didn't come home on the same time that he usually did. He missed the bus and waited for the next one. I worry too much.

The "campers" had a recital at Jubilee Place tonight. We all went to watch, including R. In the past, R never went to his kids' school concerts. The first one he attended was RG's spring concert, where RG had a flute solo. He also went to RG's grade 9 graduation. He didn't attend his grade 6 graduation.

My niece A, Ma, Auntie D and Sparky also went. A said that she saw Auntie D fell asleep during the performance. Ma said that when they went to another Folklorama pavilion the other night, Auntie D also fell asleep during one of the performances. Sparky said that the performances at the recital were very good.