Mao jud, 'te. Even if ma suko2x ta sa atong amahan for what ever trivial reasons, ang importante jud is that we remember where we come from diba? And mo give thanks ta sa support sa atong ginikanan, despite the limitations sa atong buhay.
I remember a time when I had an argument with my father concerning my practices in football kai i wanted him to attend my practice and see me play. Na suko ko one time kai wa siya ning adto, pero i never really took into consideration that he was working crazy hours to provide for the family. Ako--I was at fault because i wasn't being sensitive--being a young adolescent at the time i didn't take these matters into account jud.
And I complained to my mother kai ning ask ko 'mom, doesn't Dad love me ? ngano di ma siya mo adto sa ahong practice, ug ngano di man siya there when i need him'. Ingoon ra ahong inahan, "Bran, ayaw pa suko sa imung amahan, pa sagdi lang na si Daddy kai ning trabaho overtime na siya para sa imung college, dont ever forget that. Of course your Daddy loves you, dili lang siya mo say it or show it in front of you, pero when you are not here, he talks about you, or he brags about you to his coworkers sa hospital. Proud kaayo na siya nimo. Kaibao ka how your dad is like, ing ana man jud na siya."
Gi humbled jud ko ni Mommy kai ingoon siya nako, that when my I was a baby, when Angel was a baby, Don or Andre, when we had stuffy noses and could not breath, Daddy apparently woke up and took me and sucked the mucus and phlegm in my nose that prevented me from breathing. Mo suck siya ug iyang i luwa sa sink until my nose was cleared.
I remember crying when my mom told me that story, because Dad never told me he did that; nor did he ever talked about it openly. It was my mother that told me that Daddy did that. Not only for me, but for Angel, Don and Andre.
Now that I'm older I get very sensitive about these things and i can't help but shed a tear here and there thinking about it. Sure sometimes i wish my dad was more emotional with me or told me face to face that he loves me, but he does it in his own way. I have to constantly remind myslelf that Dad and Mom come from a totally different generation and a culture that isn't so open about giving the 'i love yous'. But you know, i wouldn't have it any other way.
Despite all the clashes I have with my Daddy, I love him so much. After all he is my 'senior' hahaha.
OT: Daddy Rico, if you read this, i want you to know that I love you. Proud ko to be your son, Daddy. 
Piskot ka Dong you made me cry! I know what your Mom was telling about your Dad sucking the mucus and phlegm in your nose so you can breath. I couldn't imagine doing that but I bet our parents did that to relieve us from suffering. Grabeh noh? Nakahilak jud ko sa imong story Dong oi!
