Lost Then Found: Watch The Children Carefully!
Have you ever experienced being lost as a child or perhaps, your own child? When I was a little girl, I got lost not once but twice, or rather my mom lost me. The first time was in the old La Salle Bacolod gym when she brought three year old me to watch the Bayanihan Dance Company. My Mom who was an alumna and student leader of the Philippine Women's University (PWU) was so excited to see familiar faces and teachers, that she promptly "forgot" about me. There I was standing behind her holding the tickets when a well-meaning usher took me to our seats, so that when my mom turned, I was no longer there. Did she panic? You bet she did! She felt terror in her heart and was near hysteria. She was about to go up the stage to make an announcement about a lost child when she saw little me sitting comfortably and fanning myself with the tickets. Lesson No 1 - watch the children carefully! But it seems that this was easier said than done. Becaus...