Parents must be the most important people in the world. Without parents, we kids would not be here.
Fathers are people you can count on.
They help mainly in Math, History and Science.
They are the heads of the house and make the final
decisions, most of the time. Fathers are the ones who stop fights
or arguments in the house. Fathers are drivers. They are the ones who
bring you around when your driver is on leave. Fathers are workers. They
work overtime and bring home the money to support the family. They take of the bills
and payments so the family won't be living in the dark. Fathers are lecturers.
They give long talks about teasing and figthing until you have
memorized what they said. Fathers are the fix-it men.
They fix toys, cars, radios and ovens.
Jakarta, Indonesia in 1984 - Yay, for the Family!
Mothers are the beautiful women in
the world. They are the dependable
people and you can tell them your
secrets. Mothers belong to many
different groups and clubs. They are
always busy and doing something. Mothers are
bakers. They make cakes and cookies for us kids to eat.
Mothers are the gentle people. They fix up your scratches and cuts
until the pain goes away. Mothers tell stories and sing until we go to sleep. They
also wake you in the morning. When you ask for help with your homework,
mothers know all the Grammar, English Literature and Music. Mothers
know all about boyfriends too.
Alabang, Philippines in 2008 - Mom & Dad with their grandkids!
There are times when parents are not in their good moods. They can get mad for no reason at all and they start blaming us kids. Sometimes they misunderstand our problems and we wish we had different parents. Parents aren't always like that, though, and that's when we can rely on them.
Note *: Written by Alma in 1981, as an 8th Grader at JIS for an English
Literature assignment on Families.
