One of the best highlight of my life was the day when I celebrated my 18th Birthday. The said celebration was a dream come true for my beloved Mom. Being the eldest child (daughter and granddaughter), she has been waiting for that the day to come. I could still remember when she kept on telling me, "oh malapit ka na magdebut..ganito..ganito..blah..blah." And honestly, she was more excited than me. I swear. :)
Originally, my birthday is November 30. I have to celebrate the so called "debut" on a Saturday night, December 1. because I still have my Nutrition class that time even if my real birthday was a non-working holiday declared by President Arroyo. I made an excuse letter for my professor telling her that I have to go home one day before my birthday and i would not be able to attend her class because of the celebration. I don't like absences so I have to ask my Mom several times if that was really alright. Then my Mom told me, "Oo naman ayos lang yun, isang beses lang magdedebut ang isang tao, gasino nang i-absent mo yang isang araw mo."
My 18th birthday ended so well with my thirty minutes speech. I was indeed thankful to God that time. I was not sure on how I will deliver my message to everyone, to my friends, family, and most especially to my loving parents. I am not the expressive type of daughter. But my 18th birthday was a great way used by God to express myself to my parents. Tears kept on flowing my cheeks, emotions were overflowing, I cried so hard telling them that I got tired of giving every expectations they have on me, that they had been hurting me emotionally for questioning my faith, that they don't have to judge me as quick as they can because God is on a process of making a better person in me. But despite all those things, I was able to tell them how I truly love and treasure them as my parents, and that is PRICELESS!
And now, three years after my 18th birthday, I am turning 21, I am more than happy to tell you that God worked, is working, and will be working forever in my life in terms of my relationship with my parents. I have told them that God knows how I respect and honor them as my parents, and I will be thankful for that beyond forever.
"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you." Exodus 20:12
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