February 18th, 2012 | 
Author: Last time I checked, this motorcycle was in Black/Red color. Last week, this lad talked us out while we were sitting in office chairs and asked if he could removed the red stickers which outlined the body frame of the motorcycle.
Out of the blue, this lad had found a new ‘toy”. Lately, he had been cleaning regularly this motorized vehicle, making sure dirt would not ever cling to the hoods. Waxing from time to time that the Turtle Wax tube suddenly got emptied.
He had been driving that motorcycle since last year. But, still, we haven’t allowed him to drive that far. The farthest he could go is at my brother’s store or at his cousin’s place two blocks away from our place. He would always test “our patience”, you know how kids can really be obstinate. We were very keen on our “rule”, “No driving to the main road until he’s 16.” The age where he could apply for a student driving license. That will be two more years from now.
For now, we let him “adopt” this “toy”. It may give him new diversion. I hated the endless time he had to toil on his computer playing online games that teaches kids nothing but violence.
Kids are lucky in this modern era, they have many activities to do. Aside of course from computers, he’s into basketball. I am overjoyed! With the recent interest on the motorbike, we hope, it could benefit him by learning about machines, gears…Would anybody believe that kids nowadays wouldn’t even know what wrenches, vise-grip, bolt and nuts looked like? The hubby said, kids now were babysitted by modern technologies. Does that sound positive? I asked him.
“Look at your kids. I just hoped the modern realm to which they have been breathing now, will make them as independent and as skilled as we were during our era. But, I bet you, I may have the rusty and the oldest bike then, but, it taught me how to fix everything down to the smallest of screws.”
More or less, we often give in or support our kids to everything they wanted to do. For whatever activities or be it learning tools they might be engage in, we are in the belief that they it would help them grow independently, teach responsibility, enhance their talents/skills, and hopefully, find their niche in this world and helped them lived as comfortably and happily as we always hoped for them to be. We wouldn’t be around them forever. Protecting them as we always do each day. We, parents are trying to create a utopia.
A place we had been daydreaming about as kids…
In gist, loving and caring as we are to our kids, we should create space for them to grow, to have freedom to do as dictated by their will, to learn through experiencing things, and TO FAIL.
For, it is in failures that humans learned how to STAND again.
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Love the quote at the end of this great post.
thanks. wished i could have find a more “poetic” line than the one i “wrote”…
Thanks for the visit
What a challenge for you and the hubby to raise your son. I pray that your kids will indeed choose to listen to your and your hubby’s instructions. Take care 
thanks, too deli. parenting is indeed a tough challenge. there were no perfect rule. we always have to learn as we go along…
good job Mommy Imriz and so as the kids, that is the best way to help them have the responsibility and helpful when they grow up
Returning the visit from #48 of BPC
thanks for dropping by, jess. we’re always keeping our fingers crossed. that kids should grow to be as productive and as downhearted as any parents would hoped them to be.
It is so way different these days than back in the old days. I remember when I was a kid though and we didn’t have much like no computer, not even a lot of toys so we turn to playing outside and making new friends. I think it’s the best way to enjoy childhood rather than being stuck in the house all day, sitting in the couch or playing video games on the computer. It makes for a lazy, slow and unhealthy kid. That’s why I let my little boy play outside, explore his own world and just enjoy being a kid and not just be on the computer or watching tv a lot.
Your son might be a mechanic someday?!?! You never know! Visiting via BPC.
that’s exactly what we were telling the kids. in our times, we might have less toys or that we improvised toys such as paper dolls, and, yet, we have happy childhood. now, kids have so many stuff to play with.
thanks for this wonderful comment, adin. if the son would ever be a mechanic, we’ll support him all the way, so long as he’s happy with what’s he’s doing
aw. he must have really love that motorcycle to take good care of it like that. i bet he is super excited to get his license. not good idea to drive in the main road without one.
thats nice that he has other things to do rather sit at home and play video games.
from #48 of BPC
http://www.justbetweenuandus.net/2012/02/advance-vday-dinner-at-a-won-buffet.html
Raising a responsible son/daughter solely lies in us parents. I am sure you will do great on yours!
BPC 48 visit here!
as long as the parents do their parts in teaching responsibility, there is no doubt that the kids will..
i sure do hope so, sis. mahirap maginstill ng discipline sa kids.
hhehe, nice! late visit from #48 BPC.
Hi Sis! Your blog is now up in the directory.
thanks, sis.
hirap kaya maging parents…hanga talaga ako sa inyo te…you guys are wonderful parents…your kids will grow up responsible at marunong sa buhay…sensya sa late visit.