"Chase, remember what I always tell you, don't fight with your classmates unless you're defending yourself. Do you understand?"
Nag-pout siya pero tumango rin. “Yes, Mommy.”
Pitong taon na ang anak ko, at ngayon ay tumuntong na sa elementarya. As much as I want him to be well-versed sa mga nangyayari sa lipunan, there’s this invisible fear as a mother na baka mapahamak siya, given our current status. This is the reason why we enrolled him in a private school instead of a public one.
“Si ate tinuturuan pang lumaban si Chase,” pabirong singit ni Junmar na biglang lumitaw sa kusina at dumiretso sa ref.
Nakapamewang ko siyang tinignan. “I’m just teaching him to protect himself especially at times na wala ako sa tabi niya para gawin ‘yon.” I know it’s not ideal parenting, but I know some mo
