Feminism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

One afternoon, Juno asked me what feminism is. And I, with all pride (thinking that he might have been seeing my posts) answered enthusiastically but was taken aback when he followed it up with “Is it bad?” A question like this is thought-provoking, for sure. In my observation, the word feminism is sometimes loosely used…

Corona, Motherhood, and Me

Mother’s Day was celebrated recently, and it’s heartwarming to know how people got creative in recognizing and appreciating the women of their lives despite the pandemic. Motherhood is hard to begin with, but Corona definitely took this ineffable role into a different level. Throughout the outbreak, I have been graced with stories from different mothers and…

Picking the minds of GenZ

“Your writing sounds rushed!” Seems like an editor to his writer, right? No. That was me one afternoon when Juno submitted one of his short stories. Juno is one of those kids who have a hard time answering the question, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” And for years, it was…

“What does your mom do?”

Mother’s Day is celebrated every second Sunday of May, and before this month ends, I’d like to share with you this conversation I had with Juneaue, my 9-year old son. He had this homework in Kindergarten wherein he had to answer “What does your mom do?”. What he wrote was, “Nothing, she just sleeps all…