Jonina

Jonina wants to have a boyfriend and I can't imagine why! It's not like she needs to have her looks validated. She is a pretty girl. Whenever I am in the mall with her, people always give her a second look. Strange guys try to start conversations with her or get her cel no. Not the usual thing that happens to an ordinary girl.

She is smart and talented. She can keep a conversation going. She is creative and loves to read and write plays, essays, short stories, etc. She is well traveled and has learned about people in other cultures. She has lots of friends and to my knowledge, none of her really close friends have boyfriends so its not like she is jealous of anyone. She loves the Lord and is quite mature in her faith. So why would she need a boyfriend?

A boy will only distract her from the things that she likes to do. He will demand her time and want her to spend it with him exclusively. He will hinder her from meeting other men who might be, well, better husband material in the future. He may not be so mature in his spiritual leadership and may dampen her passion for the Lord.

But Jonina wants to have a boyfriend. Being a good mom, I decided to set the bar: "Ok," I told her, "you can have a boyfriend if you win the Ms. Cebu contest!"

"Mom," she protested,"that will never happen!"

I smiled: that's the whole idea!