Treating your loved ones to their favorite foods and things are one of the best things in life. Nothing compares to the happiness it brings being able to treat them outside of our homes, go eat at their favorite restaurant, buy the things they love and so much more.
As a mother, it makes me so happy being able to spend quality time with my son. Now that it is officially summer time and learners are off from school, my son went here in the city where we are currently residing to spend his summer vacation.
I am living in Cebu City which is a three to four-hour drive from my hometown which is Caduawan, Tabogon, Cebu. My son decided to spend his summer vacation here with me and I couldn’t be happier.
Last weekend, me and my 9 year old son, Jacob, decided to go on a lunch date and afterwards went to go on a little shopping for some things he needed.
We decided to eat lunch on his favorite fast food chain, Jollibee.
But since this is the fast food chain my son wants to dine in, as a mother, I gave into him since this is my form of reward for him for being a good boy and doing so well in class while he was still at school.
The first thing we did when we saw the long line was that we looked for vacant chairs and it was such a crucial battle. Everyone is hungry and it is already 12:00 noon and lunch time here in the Philippines. It is such luck to find a vacant chair during peak hours.
Luckily, we saw a mother and a son who is almost done eating so I told my son to wait for them to finish and once they were finished, I instructed him to sit and wait for me. I then waited in the long line to grab our order.
Good thing we were able to grab our seats.
While falling in line, a carew came and asked for my orders, to fasten the transaction and so that when it is my turn to order in the cashier, I just needed to give her this little paper with my orders in it and there was no need for me to repeat myself.
It is a good idea for them to do that so that while waiting in line, we already have the list of what to order, some people take time in ordering once they reach the cashier area since they haven’t figured out yet what do they really want.
After a couple of minutes waiting, it is finally my turn and I gave my paper. I was given a buzzer and told to wait a couple minutes and it will buzz once our order will be ready.
Our orders finally came! What a perfect lunch indeed. We ordered Jollibee “chicken joy” which is their famous fried chicken, spaghetti, coke float for our drinks, some fries and a some peach mango pie for our dessert. Jollibee is a Filipino favorite and every bite is very nostalgic, spent most of my childhood eating Jollibee also.
Although as parents, we always have to keep in mind to feed our children with healthy foods but every once in a while, we can always reward them for their good work and no better way than to let them enjoy their favorite food.
After we had lunch, my son pleaded if he can already get the new phone cover and phone tempered glass he has been asking for weeks now.
My son has his own phone. He requested for a new phone cover and a new phone tempered glass but I had no time yet to shop with him that is why I haven’t bought him new ones, but since we are in the market, there is no reason I can’t buy one for him now since there are a lot of vendors selling within the area.
So, of course, I said YES. My son rarely visits me here in the city and I want to make his stay memorable for him. We then looked for a vendor who sells phone covers and tempered glasses for cell phones.
We were able to find a stall that sells phone covers and tempered glass. The phone cover he got was for ₱180.00 and the tempered glass is worth ₱90.00. Not bad. He also needed it. So that’s fine. As a reward, he got it.
We also stopped by at Mr. DIY since I needed a new charger.
As a mother, I am not spoiling my son, rather, I am rewarding him with all the good work he has done all year long. I am constantly reminding him to do good in his studies because it is for his own good.
I told him that when he does well at school, he will be rewarded and I take my word on that. As long as I can be able to provide the wants he is asking from me, I always provide as much as possible.
It is a way for him to realize that I appreciate all the good deeds he has done and that I appreciate all the hardwork.
Parenting is never easy. But believe me when I tell you that it is very easy to raise grateful children.
Once children will see that you appreciate them and love them, they will respect you back and they will be thankful for things you will do to them no matter how small.
Children are not young all the time so as parents it is important that we spend time with them, value every moment, make them feel loved and valued because they will do it to us in return.
I love my son with all of my heart and Al of my hardwork and perseverance is reserved for him. I gladly want to give all I could possibly give because I know, I raised a good young man.
To my little sunshine! Ciao! ☺︎♡