you could probably start by explaining what justice is.. sounds complicated, hmmm… why not explain that punishment is also essential to distinguish between right and wrong.. that if we tend to forgive everything, then it would seem that corruption is ok and everybody could follow that same example.. hay, complicated nga

• Thanks for the tips. She asked that again today, Ana, in front of my BIL’s MIL. We explained to her that there are different kinds of forgiveness (ok, I think this even got more complicated, ). One can forgive unconditionally. One can forgive with some strings attached. Like in this case, him not running for public office (really?) which of course was part of the deal that they had. But she still insisted he should still stay in jail, not in a rest house. Oh well…

how do you explain social justice to kids?

• It is hard, Auee. To talk about social justice would be to talk about social injustices which I don’t want her to think too much about. But even if I don’t talk to her about the latter, she knows about these because they discuss social issues in class.

I wouldn’t have known what to say either, because I agree with Trixie. Oh well…

• Christianne, when your daughter is a little older, you have to be prepared to answer questions like these. Sometimes,they caught you off-guard. I am glad that we are at least open to discussions like these, including her crushes which me and my hubby find uncomfortable but then, better she tell us than not. Thanks for the visit

Am glad that your former students at SHS are now 20-21 so they did not ask me questions anymore. I am sure they knew that Erap’s pardon was debatable, questionable, confusing, and surprising. Instead of asking me questions, their reactions were: “tama or mali, may magagawa ka ba mommy? di ka naman si GMA (right or wrong, can you do anything mommy. you are not GMA). Let’s wait and see. Sana tumaas na stocks para mag-out na ako at makabili na ng lens sa camera ko.” (Hope the stock market improves already. I want to get back my investment and buy a camera lens soon). Seems like they knew GMA’s move was wrong but may be acceptable (in the context of forgiving) but, they’d rather move on with their lives, with what they can do rather than get stuck with Erap-GMA issues.

Thanks for the visit.

• I agree with you, I always tell my daughter that if she wants to get things done, she has to rely on herself and not on others to do what needs to be done. As people often say, even if there are good laws intending to help Filipino citizens, or even bad mistakes done that could alter the economy’s state, it is us who work hard to put food on the table. I don’t know if I agree with this but then again,it does have a ring of truth in it. Regards po to Aei and Aaron

It is really hard to explain to our kids what forgiveness and justice are. They could be very ironic and it is very obvious that that is what we have in our minds now-confusion.

I just pray that our government will realize how to morally handle these kinds of things. Sigh.