In the Philippines, most women become Mums in their 20s. Even though the new generation tends to have less children, most of the Filipinas have between 4 and 6 kiddos when they reach 35. Hence, another little cultural shock when I visited a doc this morning:
The doc, checking my file “Good morning M’ame Estela! so you are 43?”
– Yes.
– how many children do you have M’ame?
– 2, a girl and a boy
– 2 only? (long sorry face) but (with a genuine big smile) how many grand children ?”
… Ahem…
Age is all relative: as long as you have a relative older than you, you’ll always be the young one. Gotta call my Mum right away!
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poor you… as long as the other kids at school/kindergarten don’t ask your kids why Granny is always picking them up I think you are fine… 😉
you re mean ;)) I don’t think they would dare because I am still much younger than most of the Dads…
I’m wondering how the doc recovered from that one.
LOL
I smiled the whole way through reading this!
he almost had a heart attack when I told him that a real granny (65!) had just gave birth to 4 in Germany…Making me a very young Mum in comparison. Again, it’s all relative!
…and she is now mother of 17 kids… slightly above European average…
Very slightly 😉
Hehehe… Oh no…
My little ego booster of the day 😉
I can imagine…
At the college where I teach, the cultural norm is similar to what you see in the Philippines, so at my “advanced” age, I am very often asked if I have grandchildren! The first time it happened, I was utterly shocked and depressed, but now I just smile and say “Whaaaat? My kids are way too young to be married or have kids!”
When I told you you were inspiring 😉 I am now using the same line!
Te plains pas!à quelques poussières d’années,tu aurais pu être arrière grand’mère….
Bah, tant qu’on a la santé.. vais peut etre prendre un pt RV chez le coiffeur pour cacher mes 2 petits cheveux argentés 😉
Oh my goodness! 😯
I know….My heart skipped a few beats !
cute
Hilarious! So, grandma? Kidding you.
Bah, as long as I am aging like a good wine (and not like a cheese)….
You’re a young and gorgeous lady and this man thought so too when he asked you about kids!
Your comparison with cheese is great! Lol
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Lol. How dare he! You don’t look a bit over 30! 😄 Xxx.
I know!!! I concluded the guy was blind. As simple as that.