I Cried .....

@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
February 25, 2011 2:04am CST
I can still remember 2 years ago, when my daughter studying college in a far city texted me early morning at the office , that she wants to tell me something in a little while after their class. I was nervous because why would she say that and text in the middle of my work? What if she is impregnated by somebody? That's what i was thinking and so afraid of. I couldn't control my anxiety anymore, so i called. There. . she told me she has a boyfriend already and she was 18 then. I was stupefied and just said okay while she spilled out her story. After we ended , i suddenly cried! My office mates were rattled and they all laughed when i told them why. I felt so lonely, i realized my girl is already a lady and with a boyfriend!
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@sivenabc (16)
• China
25 Feb 11
That is a happy and sady thing
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
Yes, i am happy she's not what i think she is and sad because she's not a baby anymore, and will one day be leaving us to be married.
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
25 Feb 11
Are they still a couple?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
Yes, they are. I would always text my daughter how are they. I keep telling her not to be so abusive of the love JM has for her. I like him for my daughter!
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
Pray that the relationship they have now is for keeps. Talk to them as often as you can. They will always find confidence in your advices. Young people are braver because we make them feel secure!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
25 Feb 11
hello SIMPLYD, I am also a mother and my daughter is already 17 yrs old,so i know one day she will also come and tell that she already has a boyfriend,or might asks my permission to entertain a suitor at home. I've been preparing myself for that. At least we need to create a good relationship between mother-daughter,and be our kids friends and buddy as well.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
We too are prepared for that time to come. But when it did actually came, it hit me hard , i was stupefied.
@dreamnishu (1247)
• China
25 Feb 11
hello friend! i think that was a sad moment for you.i can understand what you feel that time.it was a good and also bad moment for you.how do you manage all things?what about your daughter now,is she all right now?is she married and have baby now?what happen next?anyway be happy always do not feel upset. thank you so much.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
I am happy because i already met the boyfriend and i like him. They are graduating in BS Biology this coming April and will both be pursuing Medicine. Although, they have different specialization. My daughter wants to be a neurologist. Her boyfriend i think, likes to be a pediatrician.
@tiffnkeat (1673)
• Singapore
25 Feb 11
Good to know that your tears must have been tears of joy. It means you should also focus on your own life, and own happiness. Don't be lonely. Do things to make new (good) friends so that as she is happy, I am sure she wants you to be happy too...besides being in here lotting, i mean. All the best.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
I don't feel lonely anymore. I just think that someday, she will give me a grand daughter or son.
• Philippines
25 Feb 11
I guess those are some aspects in life that we simply just can't avoid. I for one experienced that from my parents. But the difference was, I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend. I can't even let my suitors visit me at home. Yet I also made a choice not to engage in a relationship until I graduate college. I have a mindset that I will find a man who will love me truly by the time that I'm of age. I had my boyfriend when I was 22. My father I think was culture shocked when I introduced him. What was funny is that while we talk he pretends to read a newspaper and was sitting beside me in the couch. He didn't cry, but I saw in his face that he looks angry. :) Now he managed to accept that I reached this stage of my life. He is no longer against our relationship as he saw my boyfriend's sincerity. Happy mylotting! Your daughter is no longer a baby.. :)
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
My father was like that too when i was having suitors visit me at home. Parents seemed to be always treating their children as babies, even if they have grown already. Yes, she's no longer a baby. She didn't tell us face to face about it, when she came for for a Christmas vacation. She thinks we might get angry. She told me thru text, when she arrived at her dorm coming from her Christmas vacation with us.
• Philippines
25 Feb 11
Your daughter is already a lady. It is good that your daughter told you the truth. Have a good day.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
She's always been honest. It's just that, she was afraid of us getting angry with her because she hasn't graduated yet from College, yet she already has a boyfriend.
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
25 Feb 11
You cried because of anxiety and nervousness.Many times our preconceived notions about anything/anyone make us very weak from mind and heart. My mother has been ailing for some time and whenever she goes for her routine check ups ,i fear that her reports would not come normal and when she tells me that her reports are normal ,then i cry .I think crying relieves us from tensions and anxieties.It makes us calm and relaxed. I am happy that your girl is going good and has found the love of her life.I wish her all the very best for her future life.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
That's true, i was relieved it wasn't something bad in addition to my realization that she's no longer a baby. Crying relieves us. Thank you for wishing her well. I do pray for that too for her always.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
25 Feb 11
Hi dears, When something happens unexpectedly we will become stupefied and it is natural. I think you must have become alright later on. Always we should think a step ahead. Accept the facts and at most of the time it will be difficult for us when it come directly us. Here in your case also, the same thing is happened. For you, your 18 years daughter is still a young girl and she may be equal to a doll for you. But for her, she is a grown up girl and have the power to take decisions and all. But I don’t understand why she SMS’d you at once and made you surprised. If at all, she got a boy friend or she is an affair with someone, she could tell you whenever she is with you. However, understand yourself that it is difficult for us to accept such things form our loved ones. But as it is life and when we think from their point of view, we feel that are correct. So, be relaxed and I can understand your position as well. Bless them for a better future and advise them properly, that is what we can do for them in the second half of their life. Regards, Thank-s
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Feb 11
Actually, she had just come from a vacation with us that Christmas time. But she chose to tell us about it, when he came back to her dorm, because she was afraid might get angry with her because, she was just 3rd yr. college then. I have met her boyfriend just recently when i went to that city where she studies. I like him for my daughter.