Yesterday, I saw Vanessa Carlton perform live in Makati, Glorietta. It was amazing to see her - she was definitely gorgeous and talented. After a series of songs from her recent and latest album, she then played my favorite song "A Thousand Miles" and then there it struck me that Mother's day was the next day.
My mom right now is in Virginia, USA to visit my dad. She left 3 months ago and will be back at the end of May. Half way around the world there she was, consistently calling every 8 hours and driving us crazy with her countless advices and reminders - don’t do this or that, don’t eat too much pork, no late night parties, dont get someone pregnant, no drugs - The list of no's and dont's went on and on and on…
Even though she was driving us crazy, I just knew a thousand miles away, she still had the right words to say, she still had that “parent authority," and she still is my mom. A thousand miles away she still knows what we were eating, our schedule – it was seems she never really left at all. Parenthood is such a wonderful thing - its amazing that parents near or far, dead or alive, still in some ways have a hold on there children.
It made me think what kind of parent I will be. Somehow it scares and excites me - becoming a parent – a lot of questions indeed. Sometimes I wish parenthood was taught in school as a subject or elective. Honestly, I have always been afraid to become a parent, I have always thought my parents have done a great job of raising us and I cannot settle for anything less – when I become a parent, can I be as "good" or even "better" than my parents?
I have always admired "parents my age" that have sacrificed so much for there children. There is definitely no greater sacrifice than the development of human life.
I love my mama and papa with all my heart and soul. I am thankful that God has given me parents that I can love forever, parents that I can write about and tell the whole world of how blessed I am. A thousand miles away my parents are there, sitting, walking, sleeping, eating, dreaming, and I know thinking about me. 
