They said that it was fun to have a child. They said that your child will take away your tiredness from work when you get home. They said that your child will be your happy pill. And they said that your child is the younger version of you.
And I definitely agree with that.
Summer was like that for me. With just one hug from her, she can take away all my tiredness for the day. I always look forward to go home from work because of her and my wife. My daughter can put a smile on my lips with every little thing that she does.
But that wasn't all. My mom said that she is no doubt a younger version of me. Idagdag pa ang namana nyang katarayan din ni Zuri. Kung minsan ay hindi na lang ako nakakapagsalita sa mga sinasabi nya.
You want an example? Here.
It was a sunny morning and I saw Summer on the couch watching some movie. Her babysitter was making a pancakes for her in the kitchen while Zuri was taking a bath.
Bumukod na kami sa bahay ng mga magulang ko. I bought a house for Zuri and Summer at dito na kami naninirahan simula nang maikasal kami ni Zuri. It felt so crowded in the mansion.
Pakiramdam ko ay hindi ko nasosolo ang mag ina ko. Kung hindi nilalaro nila Mom and Dad si Summer, si Zuri naman ay isinasama ni Artemis sa mga lakad nya. So I decided to buy a house for my family.
Nang makita ko ang anak ko na nanonood mag isa sa sofa ay tumabi ako sa kanya. It was a disney movie, I guess. Pero napakunot ang noo ko nang makita ko na pina-fast forward nya ang palabas.
"Why are you doing that?" I asked nang mahilo ako sa kakatitig sa tv.
"What?" Summer asked na seryosong nakatingin sa tv kahit na mabilis ang kilos ng mga tao doon. Plus wala pang sound dahil pina-fast forward nya nga.
"Fast forwarding the movie." I answered. She looked at me then she shrugged her shoulders.
"I wanted to skip to the happy ending."
"You can't just skip to the happy ending. You have to watch it all the way."
"I don't have time for problems." seryoso nyang sabi at hindi na ako nakapag salita.
Damn. Sigurado bang five years old lang talaga sya?
Nang sa wakas ay malapit nang matapos ay saka nya lang itinigil ang pag fast forward. She played it and we watched together.
In the movie, I saw the mother of the little girl tucking her in bed. I looked at Summer at itinuro ang palabas.
"See? That kid goes to bed by eight-thirty." I told her.
Kung minsan kasi ay nahihirapan kami ni Zuri na patulugin si Summer sa tamang oras. Kahit gabi na ay sobrang energetic nya pa din. Hinihintay na lang namin sya na mapagod sa kakalaro. Kaya kung minsan ay alas diyes na ng gabi nakakatulog si Summer.
When Summer looked at me, she gave me a weird look.
"That's why it's called fiction, Daddy. Don't tell me nagpapaniwala ka sa mga Disney Movies?" she asked at hindi na naman ako nakapagsalita.
Sabi ko nga.
Hindi ko alam kung matatawa ako o ano dahil sa ugali nya. She is definitely a genius like me. Kaya kung minsan kapag nagsasalita sya ay parang hindi bata. Mabilis syang nagma-mature. I remember my mother told me that I was only six years old pero nasa third grade na ako. Sobrang advance daw ng isip ko. At sa tingin ko ay namana iyon ni Summer.
Pero sobra ang paghanga ko kay Zuri dahil napalaki nyang mabuti ng mag isa si Summer. Araw araw ko syang pinapasalamatan dahil doon. Dahil hindi nya pinabayaan ang anak namin kahit na malaki ang galit nya sa akin noon. It was obvious that Zuri gave all her love for Summer kaya lumaking ganito ang anak namin.
