It's been days since I write about a slam blog which ask a certain question that got me thinking. This question is asking about my happiest memories in my childhood and knowing that I don't have a happy memories in childhood got me worried at some point. It is not visible though but every night before I sleep I always think of my childhood and search for some happiest memories. Finally the search is over, last night I already found what I've searching for. It is a relief and I am happy to know that even with the dark and scary childhood I still do have my happiest memories.
What's my happiest memories in my childhood?
When mom cuddle me before sleep at noon nap.
Whenever I remember this memory I know it was one of my happiest memories. I couldn't fully remember what happened, the only thing I could remember is she cuddles me in her shoulders dancing to sleep. I hate noon naps but this one is an exception. I love her hug the most. Now that I am old enough to cuddle myself to sleep 😅 I could barely hold her since I am not a clingy daughter though I express my love to her and kiss her but not cuddling.
When mom gave me coins rewards because I take my noon nap
I am a hard headed daughter and a very naughty one when I am younger ( I am not proud of it, but that's the truth 🥴😅), mom could hardly make me sleep at noon because I always sneak out whenever she's asleep hehe. So, in order for me to sleep she would always have a good negotiation with me. She would always offer me coins as reward if I sleep. The longer I sleep the bigger the coins. I always makes sure I got lots of sleep for me to have lots of coins. You know, coins before could buy lots of goods in the store. But other times I couldn't sleep I just pretend that I sleep but I am not. Other times due to pretending I truly fell asleep.
When I bought something from the money I earn
Since my childhood years, my parents already train us to work and earn with our own. That I told you in my slam blog that I mature early, and know how to work at an early age. Before, we use to collect sand for someone who would construct a house. 15 pesos for a can of biscuits, the biscuits that is usually bought as "pasalubong" when someone is from Manila, that one. Usually I earn 15-20 pesos and I buy some "uyap" the permented shrimp with pink color or ketchup, the one in bottled it cost 15 pesos before. Some other times I earn helping out some neighbors to get the corn out of its stick, as it getting ready for manual grinding. Or sometimes I uprooted some weeds in the neighbors yard and would give me some coins. Whenever I earn something I am the happiest and the proudest. Much more when I bought something out from it. The joy is uncontainable.
When dad put me in his shoulders for ride
It's called in my Bisaya language "sung-ay". It's not the piggy back ride but it's more on the shoulders ride and holding to his head when I am above in his shoulders. I am the happiest when he left me up there whenever I am tired of walking. When we were in my mom's hometown before, the town is so far from our house and we used to walk because the fare cost a lot. I really enjoyed myself there and I always tell him stories to ease the burden of my weight. Now that I am old, I love to watch my niece and nephews riding their grandfather's shoulder though father would sometimes complain because he is old and have back pain but most times he let them because he believe childhood is once and more years to go he couldn't do it to his beloved grandchildren.
Closing thought
It's very odd for me to think that I don't have happiest memories in childhood so I think as much as I could if I don't really have. But I am happy to learn that I have happiest memories in my childhood even though I could remember more those hardships and pain. It's good to know that I have happiest memories. I am happy to have happiest. I know I have lots of hardships at young age but having happiest memories to look back erased all those hardships. It makes me more happy to learn that my happiest is with my parents. I am happy to have my happiest moments with them. I have something to look back when I am older and they are older too. Now that I learned that I have happiest moments I would no longer search before I sleep and would have my smile in my face looking back the happiest memories before I sleep.
Thank you for reading.
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I think the best thing in your childhood memories were the ones that spent with your loved ones. That's totally fine if you think there weren't enough moments aside from that which made you happy. As long as you are being you, it's all that matters.
You have more time to create such precious memories. Go and make it!