Michael's Journey

23/05/2025

WHY DOESN'T MY TODDLER LISTEN?

If you've ever said this (probably more than once a day)

— this post is for you.

Here's what most people don't realize:
Your toddler's brain isn't built for following directions perfectly.

It's built for exploring, feeling, and developing - slowly, beautifully, and a little chaotically.

Ignoring you doesn't mean they're disobedient.

• Meltdowns don't mean you've failed.

Struggling to follow through isn't manipulation — it's maturation.

This isn't about raising a perfect listener.
It's about growing a brain that knows safety, connection, and eventually... self-control.

So breathe, mama. Exhale, papa.
You're not doing it wrong.

You're doing the hard work of wiring trust into a tiny human's nervous system — and that's everything.💖

Credits: parental guidance

22/05/2025

Nagtataka ka ba kung bakit isinama ng isang ina ang kanyang tatlong anak?
Ang sagot ay simple—wala siyang mapagkakatiwalaang maiiwanan sa mga anak niya, wala ring ibang makakapag-alaga sa kanila na kasing-buo ng kanyang pagmamahal.

Marami ang hindi nakaunawa sa kanyang desisyon—nagalit, naguluhan, at nagtatanong kung bakit pati mga bata ay isinama, gayong puwede naman daw siya na lang.

Pero sa mga dumaan sa matinding stress at anxiety, maiintindihan nila kung bakit niya ito ginawa. Mas pinili niyang dalhin ang mga anak upang sabay-sabay silang makapahinga, kaysa iwan ang mga ito sa mundong walang kasiguraduhang maalagaan sila ng may sapat na pag-aaruga.

Isipin mo—P2,500 lang ang allowance para sa tatlong anak, at pulis ang asawa? Bitbit ang mga anak kahit saan, nag-iisa sa pamamalengke, walang tulog, pagod, at tuluyang naubos sa pag-aalaga. At sa halip na katuwang, may asawang tila hindi na nakatutok sa pamilya.

Marahil, ang iniisip niya: “Ako lang ang tunay na makakapag-alaga sa mga anak ko. Isasama ko sila para hindi na sila maghirap pa. Doon, sa kabilang buhay, wala nang gutom, pagod, at sakit—puro kapayapaan na lang.”

Paalam, munting anghel. Lumipad na kayo sa liwanag.🕊️

- ctto

16/05/2025

PARENTS LISTEN UP!!!

A teacher is grading his students' homework.
While she's doing this, her husband is wandering around the house, focused on her smartphone, distracted by her favorite game.
When he arrived at his final assignment, he silently broke into tears.

Her husband noticed this and asked:
— What happened?

He replied:
— Yesterday, I had students write letters. The title: “MY WISH.” ”

Husband be like:
— Okay, but why are you crying?

Holding back tears, husband's reply:
— While I was correcting the last paper, I couldn't help but cry.

Out of curiosity, the wife asked:
— What is written that is so touching?

The teacher began to read:

“My wish is to be a smartphone.
My parents love their smartphones so much.
They take good care of it, sometimes they forget to take care of me.
When Dad is so tired from work, he still has time for his smartphone—but nothing for me.
When Mom and Dad are doing something and the phone rings, they answer it immediately—but they ignore me even when I cry.
They are playing with the phone, but not with me.
When they talk to someone on the phone, they don't listen to me even if what I say is important.
So my wish is to be a smartphone. ”

Hearing those words, the wife was very emotional.
He asked:
— Who wrote that?

With tears in the eyes, the teacher replied:
— OUR CHILD.

PARENTS, take note of this:
Gadgets and electronic devices do a lot—but they're no substitute for the love for family and those we love.
Everything that's going around, children feel and notice.
Their experiences today will shape their minds and leave an imprint forever.
Let's nurture them—so they grow up with the right attitudes and not with false needs.

ctto.

07/05/2025

MAGING MAINGAT

1. "Hindi lahat ng lumalapit ay totoo ang pakay—may iba d’yan, gamit lang ang kamay para hilahin ka pababa."

2. "Masakit malaman na hindi lahat ng yumayakap sa’yo ay may dalang pagmamahal, minsan dala lang nila ay pagkukunwari."

3. "Ang pinaka-mapanganib na tao ay hindi 'yung hayagang kalaban mo, kundi 'yung nagpapanggap na kakampi."

4. "Maging mapili sa mga kamay na hinahawakan mo—baka yung iba, may hawak nang kutsilyo sa likod mo."

5. "Ang tunay na kaibigan ay hindi lang nandiyan sa larawan—nandiyan sa laban."

6. "Ang daming kamay na aabot kapag may dala kang biyaya, pero ilan lang ang hahawak kapag pasan mo na ang problema."
ctto

07/05/2025

💔😭"
Sabi ko sa kaniya, 'Mommy, wala na, iniwan na tayo ni mahal.' Sumigaw, umiyak, nagwala, pero hindi niya ma-ano ang katawan niya, gusto niya magwala. Niyakap ko lang. Sabi ko, 'Nandito lang ako, Mommy, hindi kita pababayaan, aalagaan kita.''💔💔💔

Ipinaalam na ni Danmark Masongsong sa kanyang asawang si Cynthia Masongsong ang sinapit ng kanilang anak na si Malia matapos ang pag-araro ng isang SUV sa NAIA Terminal 1 noong Linggo, Mayo 4.

Wala nang mas sasakit pa para sa isang magulang ang ganitong pangyayari. Lalo na't ang pinakamamahal na anak ay nasawi sa isang paraang kalunos-lunos at hindi katanggap-tanggap😭😭😭

Pakikiramay sa pamilya ng mga naulila🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Ctto-

06/05/2025

HINDI PA MASABI SA ASAWANG NASA OSPITAL 🥹😭😭😭
..Nakaburol na sa Lipa, Batangas ang kanilang anak na so Malia, apat na taong gulang na batang babae na nasawí matapos mabangga ng isang SUV sa NAIA Terminal 1 nitong Linggo, Mayo 4.

"Mahal na mahal ko po 'yang anak ko, si Malia. Alagang-alaga ko po 'yan, lalong-lalo ng aking asawa, si Cynthia. 'Di pa po niya alam na wala na ang anak ko... Kaya ako nag-iibang-bansa para sa kanilang dalawa, tapos ganoon ang nangyari," ani Danmark. 🤦
😭😭😭😭

04/05/2025

24/04/2025

Ayaw mag pa picture Ng aking ausome boy