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One of my father’s traits that I really admire is his passion for excellence. As a singer-songwriter and performer, he won’t stop till he gets everything perfectly right. It’s inspiring that there’s someone like him in the music industry, which tends to suffer from mediocrity nowadays.—Kiana Valenciano, daughter of pop star Gary Valenciano
My husband and I have lived for decades abroad, where our three kids were all born, bred and educated in good universities. We made sure that they were never alienated from our home country.
Tim Yap celebrated his 40th birthday with a Miss Universe-themed bash, asking guests to come wearing any national costume. Prizes, including a plane ticket to Europe, awaited those who came in the best outfits.
I was a victim of date rape in college when I was 17 years old. I was so drunk I don’t even remember what happened. I just knew the beast who cornered me the whole evening was the married brother of my dorm mate. To hide my pregnancy from my parents, I asked to go to the province of my mother in the south and stay with my favorite aunt and “get to know life,” I said. I was a problem child, and they were only too glad to let me go. We’re five siblings; I am the only girl and the most spoiled.
Christmas is the time of the year when being alone gets magnified. I am separated and my only child is abroad. At my age, and by choice, I can count the number of friends I consider family in one hand. They have gone through fire like me.
An old dad’s memories before his daughter leaves home.
A woman’s goal for a happy family life might end up in smoke. I’m a 33-year-old single woman and have had a boyfriend for a year. A year ago I “realized” that being successful in my career, meaning having money, did not make me happy. It felt like I had nothing. I wanted to get married and have a family. I met my boyfriend who is an MD and had just finished his residency.
There was a time I went out of town. While there, a guy friend of mine attended to me and hung out in my hotel room, with my consent. One thing led to another—we kissed, we touched and we tasted (for lack of a better word).
My in-laws have been living with us for almost five years now. I have nothing against them, although I admit I am not comfortable having other people around after being married for 12 years. A few weeks’ vacation is fine with me, but not this long.
For the most part, I agree with the advice you give. However, I must disagree when, sometime ago, you suggested to “let sleeping dogs lie” in answer to the question whether a parent should admit to an infidelity. Likewise, you advised another letter writer to keep the news of her affair with a younger man a secret from her husband.
