We attended a children’s party last week. As usual you get people commenting how fast your kid’s growing up, how he looks well now, etc. Yes, mundane things to those who cannot relate. But those comments can spin for a long time if you’re a parent.

The hostess said pogiBoy is not only mummy’s lookalike, she said he’s also got my personality. I only heard the last bit in passing & I was busy talking to others. But I didn’t forget. I’m actually puzzled by the comment. I’m torn whether I should be flattered or insulted or worried.

See in Pinoy context, when people mention my personality more often than not it’s negative. They find me intimidating, insulting, scary, over-opinionated, arrogant, etc etc. No, no one’s ever told me that direct to my face, but I know and those close to me confirm that’s how some people see me. Sometimes they do, too, but they love me just the same. In fact, there are times when I realise that yes I have those characteristics. If I look at myself from the outside, it’s not difficult to understand where those remarks would come from. Afterall, my facial feature’s either sad or mad, it’s rarely “friendly”.

Because I’m anal-paranoid-obsessive (choose one) the comment’s been bugging me for a week. Is pogiBoy un-likeable? Did he catch an unpleasant attitude from me?

You’re now thinking there must be something wrong with me. E hindi pa ba naman obvious yun by now?

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