2 months to go before my 24th bday. I dread turning a year older not because I fear what's ahead for me but due to the fact that my biological clock is ticking. That plus the numerous nudging and nagging of elder relatives for me to walk down the aisle after my two older female cousins tie the knot.
Pasensiya na po. Uulit-ulitin po ba ninyo akong tutuksuhin tungkol sa isang seremonyas na hindi ko naman nais maranasan pa sa mga susunod na taon? Hayaan niyo munang makapag-pundar ako ng pera at magkaroon ng sariling negosyo bago ko isiping magpakasal at magkaroon ng pamilya.
Marahil naging uso kasi ngayon na nagpapabuntis muna ang dalaga sa binatang iniirog niya at saka na lamang nila pinaguusapan ang isyu ng pagpapakasal kung kelan malapit nang manganak ang dalagang nabuntis. Hindi po ganun ang nais kong mangyari sa aking sarili. Hindi ako ipinagaral ng mga magulang ko sa mga paaralang eksklusibo at pang-Katoliko para lamang magpatiwari at sirain ang aing kinabukasan sa pamamagitan ng pagiging unwed mother.
Another thing I dread now that I'm two months shy of turning a year older is having my own space; my own pad. Recently, I've been reviewing Title XV of the Philippine Civil Code which summarizes emancipation and age of minority of Filipino youth.
I'm 23 so I'm qualified to file for emancipation from my parents. The one thing I dislike about Filipino customs and traditions is that the parents do not let go of their children even when they have started to build their own homes and have started their own families. How can you teach your kids to be responsible adults when you have given them excuses to be negligent and remain dependent on you for everything? When do you think is the proper time to say "farewell' and bid them goodbye so they can mind their own business and family?
All I want for my 24th bday is a place of my own. A home where I can do as I please and not be reprimanded for doing what I feel is right.
When all else fails, I could just move in with a friend who would be kind enough to take me in.
