Last ‘Undas’ when all my three kids were home and we were one whole family again, I was constantly on my toes as each one of them would call out “Mama” almost at the same time all the time.
“Ma, si Kuya o – ayaw akong pahiramin ng PSP niya!” Gem squealed.
“Ma, magluto ka ng masarap na ulam!” Aypee requested.
“Ma, ang gulo nitong dalawa, o – nagtatrabaho ako dito, e!” Marco complained.
And to think they are not little kids anymore! Marco, 25, Aypee, 23 and Gem, 17!
The whole time that they were all here, the living room was transformed into a dining and sleeping area. A mattress was laid in the middle, where Marco slept when tired from working with his laptop, and where they would all wrestle when someone threw a challenge. “Kuya Aypee, wrestling tayo! Ang mananalo, siya ang maglalaro sa PSP!” Can you imagine Gem doing that dare? But of course, I had to stop them. “Gem, huwag kang sumali sa laro ng mga lalaki. Masasaktan ka lang.”
Aaah! Everything was a mess!
Jeez! I think I will seriously consider constructing a separate room/office for me on the second floor of our house. Then I can have all the peace I need and want when bugged by my three overgrown tots. That is – if they don’t hound me there too. Hehe.