Grandkids, et al.
Friends online frequently ask how old I am. This is because of my wish list stating that I want to have more time with my grandchildren. Well, I’m 33 years old and my grandkids are not my children’s children but my nieces whose ages range from 20-31 years old. Close age gap, huh!
I love kids. I always have. Sometimes I wonder what happened why up to now I don’t have yet my own. Was it work? Most likely. However, for moms and dads out there, I envy you. My wife and I have been together for almost a year now but since we’re both working, we don’t have much time doing it till we drop dead (which is probably be a good thing).
However, when treating kids, I presume some of us (if not all) have favorites. Of all my grandchildren, I have a distinct bias with my twins. They are in fact my favorites for being so sweet and caring. I find them special because they have this inexplicable bonding between them. Just a like a dialogue in the movie “The Forgotten”, their special bond is like an invisible tissue. When one is hurt, the other feels it in a weird way (even if they are far apart from each other).
In fact, National Geographic Channel tackled the phenomenon about identical twins having psychic bonds. This is highly possible since identical twins have the same DNA. Biologically, we can say that they are one and the same person split into two parts. The only noticeable differences are physical in nature. One is slightly thinner and the other is slightly taller. Emotionally, I have not observed any significant difference and as a granddad I have this fear that maybe someday they will fall in love with the same girl and start killing each other. Oh, that’s violent… but possible. I’ll just keep my fingers crossed.
I actually wrote about them in my other blog in its infancy. I might as well write about them in this blog so other bloggers who have known me for quite some time now will understand that the roles a “Lolo” (grandfather) does not vary much from that of a father. To be honest, being a grandfather is a lot more difficult because I tend to be more “kunsintidor” (tolerant) of their mischievous acts and I feel jealous (a lot) even when they kiss other grandparents. Sometimes I feel selfish for not wanting the twins to show affection to others but me.
Here are some photos of my babies:
@ 3 months
@ 3 years
@ 3 years + 3 months with their most charming granddad (ugh!)
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Tags: Grandkids, Personal Thoughts, Photos, Twins
haha! lolo ka na pala!
and obsessive lolo at that! well, it’s normal
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Another beautiful write up Lo, este Idol, hehe!
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Another beautiful entry Lo, este, Idol, hehe!
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Well, well, how many grandkids do you have (if we call it that way), I have 11…let’s race, haha! Twins? Not in our genes. Same here, no kids we can call mine. But i’m sure you and your wife will have one soon!
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Hay naku they are so cute, sino ba naman ang hindi mafa-fall in love sa kanilang dalawa. Being married for a year is such a short time for you to worry why you still don’t have your own. My cousin have been married for 8 years bago nagkaanak. Habang wala pa, enjoy each other na lang muna
I pray that you’ll be blessed with one this year. TC
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that was really a close age gap!
well,no need to hurry naman,it will come.
good luck this year!
happy new year!
ghee
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Nothing to do, you have to make some own children to be occupied with them and with responsability. To understand that they are not only toys but a great problem too. Leave all blogs and begin to work! ;)))
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Hi Jessie! Thanks for sharing the pictures of your grandkids with us. They are really cute. Hope to see the pictures of your kids soon.
Have a blessed day!
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hey lolo jess! (just kiddin)
fren, u have adorable grandkids! woot! yup, like u i have so many grandchildren (from my nephews, nieces and cousins of course)..i would agree with you - masarap siguro magkaron ng sariling baby. hubi & i delayed having one…but soon in God’s time.
hope kau din. yup, sometimes culprit work hehehe. anyhow, here’s wishing u baby/ies!
tagged u pala.
have a nice day!
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ay sowee nasabi ko na pala ung tag b4.i forgot. hehe
happy weekend, fren!
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i also used to obsess about my niece (the first apo of my parents) that she was such a spoiled rotten niece. siya favorite ko. it was tough moving here kasi i didn’t like the idea of not having to see her grow up. now, she’s 18. i’m still without a child (which is entirely a different story)not by choice. we actually toyed with the idea of adopting her when she was 8. grabe ‘no?
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eto ang hirap fren kapag meron akong nakitang gustong komentuhan agad
di ko na natutuloy yung pagbabasa lol! sweet mo naman fren 
kaya siguro mahal na mahal ka ng mga apo mo 
you know what? wag ka magmadali one year pa lang naman pala kayo ni wife mo e, ako after three years of marriage saka lang nagka-anak tapos nung nagseven months na yung baby ko saka ako nagdecide makipaghiwalay hehehehe…galing ano lol! kaya ikaw dyan… baka mamaya e nipipilit mo si mrs magkaanak agad baka kaw magsisi sa bandang huli lol!
nanakot daw ako lol!
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hehehe biglang inamin ang edad lol!
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cute talaga sila… i want twins too
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Hi jess, if you want to have kids, you need to set your heart and mind to it and keep trying until you and wife achieve your goals. haha
Hey your boys are cute… I’m 28 but i am not married yet and maybe I don’t think i will want to have kids. I have a nephew and a niece, they are fun to play with but to look after my own kids… I don’t know. Cheer and take care.
larry
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lolo, huh
twins are cute, malay mo dalawa agad ibigay sa inyo. si manilenya biglang nag kwento, hehe
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You could write a post about marriage, namely the cost which is approximately $151,000 for the first year.
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lolo! hehe… bata ka pa nmn pala eh. kala ko pa nman friend 100 years old ka na, hehe… I’ll 31 this month.
dapat pla kuya! uy kuya Jessie! gift ko!
One year pa lang, kami nga it took us 3 years to have a baby…malay mo twins din maging baby nyo. Look at Vicky Morales, it took them 6-7 years, ngayon may twin boys na sya sa tummy nya hehe. I want twins din! haha.. kaso kung kasing kulit ni Sean times two, baka bukas din payat na ako!
friend about the tag pla, okay lang kahit kelan mo gawin, no problem. Wag lang next year po ha?
Ako nga bihirang mag post… obvious nmn diba? Eto nakaisip mag online kahit sandali lang.
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I’ll be 31. Oh ayan kakamadali ko mali tuloy.
Ako rin lola na kasi yung mga anak ng pinsan ko may mga anak na, yung iba kasi bata pa nag asawa na, nagmamadali yta… may lakad cguro!
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I was poking fun at one one of the most quirkily expensive rites of passage du jour, of course, if you’re the producer, the whole point of view is flipped lol.
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hi manong jessie! first part of ur post u mentioned that u want a baby..maybe ur wife is inverted uterus too which means so hard to get preg..i talked to the OB last month at makati med, and many of her clients have the same problem,can\\\’t bear a child for 3 years or so,and there is only one advice she gave to all aspiring couples..here it goes: if the woman is having a regular cycle take for example 28days..in the 12th and 14h day,u two make love and when you about to cum u must change the position to \\
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