Rica Paralejo has an interesting parenting insight, all thanks to a bamboo stick

Rica Paralejo took to Instagram to share an insight on parenting, highlighting the importance of love over expensive material things.

On Instagram, Rica posted a photo of herself with her children, her two sons fighting over a bamboo stick.

In the caption, Rica narrated how her son saw an activity in his book that encourages them to write thank you cards. When she asked to whom would he write one, he mentioned his Tito Charlie, "for giving me the bamboo stick." 

It was an aha moment for Rica. Despite all his latest toys, her son remembered a random bamboo stick, which was not even bought with money.

 

 

 

 

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The other day my son saw an activity in his book that encourages kids to write thank you cards. I asked him if he wanted to write one and to whom would he like to address it. His answer? “To Tito Charlie. For giving me the bamboo stick.” ???? After all the Lego sets, Ninja Warrior Training devices, and more, he remembers a random bamboo stick that my brother in law did not even buy. Tama nga siya, ang regalo daw dapat sa amin kapag pasko ay Ace Hardware GC kasi ang gusto lang naman ng mga bata ay yung mga cables na nagkalat kung saan saan atsaka mga patpat. ???????????? See, in this photo that my sister in law snapped of us, nagaagawan pa sila sa bamboo stick na ito. At ang stick na yan ay kasama din namin sa bedroom. All to say na sa parenting, it does not take much in some places, and in other places it does. Sa gamit, okay na ang bamboo stick. Sa oras, hindi sapat yung isang dinner lang. Kahit kulang ang pera, basta may creativity, okay tayo. Oo, kailangan marunong ng hygiene, pero kailangan din ng lupa at dumi. Minsan akala natin mahal ang parenting pero sa totoo lang, mas kailangan mo lang talaga ng pagmamahal. So mahirap ba siya o madali? BOTH. Kasi minsan mas madaling bumili kaysa maglaro, magdumi, magbantay. ???? @yasminperucchetti thanks for this priceless photo ????

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Sep 20, 2020 at 6:48pm PDT

"All to say na sa parenting, it does not take much in some places, and in other places it does," she added.

Rica highlighted that when it comes to things, a simple bamboo stick is often enough for kids. "Sa oras, hindi sapat yung isang dinner lang," she compared.

She said people sometimes think that parenting is expensive, but in reality the top priority to be given to a child is love.

"Kahit kulang ang pera, basta may creativity, okay tayo. Oo, kailangan marunong ng hygiene, pero kailangan din ng lupa at dumi," she wrote.

"Minsan akala natin mahal ang parenting pero sa totoo lang, mas kailangan mo lang talaga ng pagmamahal. So mahirap ba siya o madali? BOTH. Kasi minsan mas madaling bumili kaysa maglaro, magdumi, magbantay."

Rica is a mom of two kids. They'd just gotten home to the Philippines after spending much of quarantine in the U.S. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News