Walang bilib sakin magulang ko pero sa iba meron
When I was a child I used to ask my parents to enrol me for karate, taekwondo, soccer, or piano lessons but they never did.
Now, ini-encourage nila yung pamangkin ko to take tennis lessons and even said they would sponsor her. Then yung isa ko namang pamangkin binilhan nila ng basketball shoes kasi natuwa sila sa laro nya one time tapos naka-MVP pa. Sabi pa nila maybe someday one of them can make it big one day. Baka maging pride sila ng bayan namin.
Never felt a twinge of envy for the kids. More on tampo sa parents ko lang. I am happy for the kids kasi kahit ako supportado ko sila. Yung isa kong pamangkin sinamahan ko pa sumali sa bike competition nun tas ako rin nag-coach sa kanya before nung comp. Then ni-coach ko rin sya sa basketball and inencourage na sumali sya sa liga. Ayun sumali sya ngayong summer league and nakakaproud lang.
They never supported me in my athletic endeavors even nung nakapasok ako sa tryouts sa aming university's basketball varsity or when I joined an ultimate frisbee tournament and our team won. They never thought of buying me shoes. They never watched any game.
Maybe they never saw any potential in me. Minsan tuloy feeling ko ang trying hard ko to prove to them that I am capable. That I am worth investing in to. Kaso nakakaburn out din pala hindi ung training kundi ung thoughts na walang tiwala sayo ung family mo.
One day di ko na kinaya at nagpaalam na sa team na di na ako tutuloy napagod na ako kakaantay ng approval na mukhang never darating. Maybe someday I will come back to any sports that I like. When I do I will make sure its for the love of the sport and not to seek approval from anyone.
I hope Saint Alyssa Liu will bless me 🤞✨🥰