When I was a kid I asked,
“How are babies made?”
My mom responded,
“Go back to your room.”
I asked why but all I got
Was a make-face.
When I was in grade school I asked,
“Is there something wrong with me?”
My big brother-cousin responded,
“Yeah. Put powder on your face.”
I asked why.
He laughed and said,
“You’re a girl that’s why.”
When I was in high school I asked,
“Why do girls have boyfriends?”
My friends responded,
“Because of love.”
I asked why.
Uncomfortably they said,
“No why’s. That’s love.”
When I was in college I asked,
“Why should we save money?”
My mom responded,
“In case of emergency.”
I asked why.
She was dismayed and said,
“Don’t ask me again.”
Now I ask,
“How do I look?”
“How do you gain trust?”
“How can I be confident enough?”
Nobody responded.
I faced the mirror,
But all I got was a make-face.
About the Author
Kei Yoshikawa is a thirty-something multimedia artist from the Philippines. She blogs at KeiYoshikawa.com and Pinkaholic.net and is the owner and designer of Pastel Pink Studio. In her professional life, she is a General Manager in a marketing agency. At home, she can be mostly be found working in front of her computer, playing with her cats, or snapping pretty pictures for her Instagram. She loves feeding her wanderlust and exploring new cities and dreams of Paris and publishing a best-seller.
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awwww.. sometimes I feel the same sis. seriously 🙁
I have a lot of questions.. and sometimes no one can even answer them.
it’s really hard to keep everything to yourself. kaya super thankful ko kase may blog ako para ilabas dun lahat 🙂
Exactly sis! Somehow letting it all out through blogging—the feeling’s great. Whether anybody can read them or not, it really doesn’t matter. 🙂
igoogle mo na lang daw pag may tanong ka hehehe
Hindi pa uso ang Google noon. :))
Hello! My hairs literally stood up while reading this. I like it, I love the message sis. Good job! 🙂
I feel the same way din sis. I know the feeling. Hindi man ma-answer lahat ng questions ko sa ngayon, maybe soon. Marerealize ko din yun. Basta, think positive and trust God and everything will follow. It’s good na naeexpress natin ang emotions natin through blog. 🙂
asking questions means you’re smart.. haha thats what my science teacher told us before.. But there are questions still left unanswered in a way and we cant always get the answers we wanted.. haha When I was in grade school I asked, “Is there something wrong with me?” My big brother-cousin responded, “Yeah. Put powder on your face.” I asked why. He laughed and said, “You’re a girl that’s why” is funny.. haha
I am the type of kid who likes to ask questions as well. But unlike you, I don’t really ask about it out of the blue or just to anyone. Most of the time, I just do so when the topic is bring brought up. But I also have times when I hate asking. It is probably because they won’t answer me anyway. I do understand their reason for not doing so though. It means ‘Use your brain and figure it out yourself. You won’t be able to learn and to grow into a better person if we just spponfed you with the answers. ” 🙂