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Bigfoot
It is just unbelievable that it is four hours already since I started drafting my articles but I have not finished a single one. I am beginning to wonder where all those things have gone to, those things that I was so adamant to tell before. I had a lot on my plate at one time but now everything seems to be gone! Haha. I guess it happens not only to me but to many. Fortunately, I was able to control my coffee intake because I bet if not, I would be in no condition now to be writing. I only took a cupful and settled on my laptop.
So I have to start again somewhere. Bigfoot! Yes, indeed, I am bigfoot. But I will not talk about my big feet because that will just be so boring for the ears of the readers.
Bigfoot is the name given to my daughter's doll. (Sorry, I can't show you pictures.) Unfortunately, I was not present during the reckoning (ahem, I mean that time when they gave the name to the doll). RenLeaf I think is the one responsible for the naming of the doll. Anyway, what I could guess is that they took the name from the computer-animated comedy-drama entitled 'Son of Bigfoot'. I do not get why they named the doll with such and it would be silly talking about this topic over the phone with my older children, who are home right now in our province. I am all alone with my daughter and I can't help but wonder. Those were the movies we've been watching when our Cignal cable was not loaded for a long time. Together with the other animations such as 'Coco' and 'The Lorax'. Those were the recent past of this household. We simply go from one cartoon to another and we can't get enough. It makes me want to watch it right now but I will be using my flashdrive for tomorrow so I do not want to bring it out. What I really liked about 'Son of Bigfoot' is the nostalgic presentation together with the music 'Where the Light Is'- Puggy. Maybe you would just be kind enough to watch it also. Looking at the doll, there's not even a single thing similar to the feet. There actually were no feet, just straight cylindrical-shaped legs. Ah! I got it, there may be no feet but the other feature of Bigfoot in the movie was his hairy body. And this doll is just like that. Now I realized it! And another realization is that sometimes we tend to focus so much on a single point without considering the others. It makes us blind to the other wonderful things that might come out of other places. At the same time, this makes me think why people also name those with disabilities with the particular disability that a person has. You hear people call out with things like 'Hey, bulag', 'bingi', 'pilay', 'bungi', etc. (bulag, bingi, pilay, bungi are Filipino terms for blind, deaf, limp, and missing front teeth, respectively) If I were a disabled person, I will feel hurt. *You don't have to slice me with my own knife.* But then it's really rampant in our society and it's up to us individuals to check on ourselves. So next time you see a special person, treat her/him with respect and refrain from calling them names that are disrespectful. If you really need something to say to them, you may just kindly ask for their names first then you can call them by their names. Respect will go a long way. Bigfoot, my daughter's doll, is a dear doll to her because instead of being afraid with it, she embraced it the first time she got hold of it. RenLeaf was called over to their lola's residence and he came back with this doll and a few more belongings for my child. Now she sleeps with the doll and they are like buddies. I'm still not so much acquainted with having dolls around but since I have a daughter, it was to be expected that somebody gifts her with such.
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How cool that you still make a post out of this even after losing your article you spent hours on lol. And do you know what? It funny here that in my country some people make a mockery of people who eat healthily or who are on a diet or keeping fit. You will hear them call people "Biggy or Skinny, sometimes even as worst as naming someone broomstick simply because the person is slim. They make it look like being fat or slim is a disability. And just like what you have said, sometimes we tend to pay attention to a particular part of something that we fail to notice the other parts that have amazing features. Hopefully, you will get to write your articles again. Greetings to you!
Hi, zellypear! Thank you for finding and following exactly my point because honestly I only got to think about those as I was moving my fingers while typing. I am really glad I still wrote something despite all the blocks I was experiencing. Double standards as they say. Listening to people call names is just demoralizing and I had my share of calling people by their defects. It really is not a goot thing to do. Yes, I will write them again. Thanks again!
Sure! I am glad you don't do that anymore.