The Better Lover
After helping finish her homeworks, with arms outstretched in a big circle before hugging me tight, Johanna Banana lovingly said: "I love you this much Nanan*!!!" The poesy in the air made me hug her back and whisper with all tenderness i could squeeze from my dissolving tiredness: "Well, I love you as many as the stars..." Not to be outdone, Johanna thought for a bit and with sparkling eyes which I pray to remember infinitely, she chirped: "I love you as many as the numbers!" I conceded defeat. ( numero na gud inin, haha ) My 7-year-old is a better lover. For lack of decent easy-grab shots, pardon this selfie. -------- *Filipino word for Mom is Nanay. Nanan is a variant, an idiosyncratic term of endearment/respect of same meaning.