Raising A Father

 He could be the person who upsets me the most, yet he is the most comforting one. He is not trying, but he is funny to me most of the time. Just yesterday, I received a text message from him saying:

“Wag u sarhan ang pinto ha?”

He is 71. This usually means he is going to be out for a while and will come home by the time I am already asleep.

When the phone rings:

“Sabihin mo wala ako…”

Most of the time, I become the disciplinarian between the two of us. He still smokes and drinks beer whenever I am not around. He sleeps late for chess – very late… Lab u,Tay!