I attended An evening with Ate Anna on March 6. I must write and thank you. I enjoyed the evening very much, in particular the monologue presentation of the Moreno family – Mr. and Mrs. Moreno and their children, Cristina and Nick. Like the Moreno family, I am also a newcomer parent with teenagers.

I can totally relate with the character of Mrs. Moreno. As a woman and working mother, I am so busy and often feel tired. Just go, go, go… juggling work, cooking, grocery shopping, household chores, and taking care of my children and husband. As a parent, I have also many worries. I worry about not giving the best to our children; I worry that our children will lose some of the Filipino values that are important to us; and I worry about the safety of my children. Sometimes, I wonder about their friends and what they do after school.