… said a folded note that fell from one of the pockets as I unpacked my son's school jacket.

I couldn't help but chuckle and smile.

Sheesh!

My 6-year-old is certainly assertive!

When I asked him about it, he shyly admitted it was for a girl in his class named Zyra. Not sure kung mali spelling, hehe

Not gonna lie, it felt both kaka-proud and kaka-whoa wait lang you're a tad bit young for that, hehe. Kahit ako I never had the nerve to do this when I was in school.

You gotta hand it to kids though, they have the innocence and confidence to pull this off.

No hesitation or overthinking, just a simple note to let a little girl know his feelings. He likes her lang daw, and that is that.

He also gave his Ortho a sweet drawing of a labeled skeleton, and his Christmas gift for everyone are hand-drawn cards.

How wonderful to still have these brave, uncomplicated feelings.

Wish ko lang life doesn’t push down on him too hard, as we often observe with young people growing up.

Because of course the real world can wear us down.

As adults, we overanalyze, worry about rejection, and fear vulnerability when it comes to expressing affection. Yet my young son wears his heart on his sleeve without reservation.

I can only hope that the growing complexity of his world doesn't extinguish the beautiful, unfiltered light in Julian's eyes... too much.

Sure may mga rejections yan but sana he learns that it’s also part of life.

But for now, enjoy nya lang muna. Am also posting it para mag-cycle back yung memory na to, to remind myself of this milestone, and to remind him that he wasn't always so shy.

Keep going kid. :)✨😘

As Freelancers naman, sana we don't grow jaded when we go out and meet new people. Sana we get to keep some of that childlike innocence and wonder while we're prospecting and looking for clients. (Even if it's hard to do.)

That is all. Happy weekend!

Shoden

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