Back Then

My eldest son (6yo) asked me to show him some yoyo tricks so I did a few basics and the break-away.  My performance was awful; I didn’t do it right.  Still, my kids were just amazed!  Well they don’t know any better and at this point, whatever Mommy says and Mommy does, is right.  Period.

So my son asked me how I learned to play yoyo.  I answered him that when I was young, I watched my kid brother play it and I had my own yoyos, too.  I got it from the palengke.  “Did you have money when you were a kid, Mommy?” he asked.  I answered, “Not much, honey, but toys in the palengke are cheap.”  Then with wide eyes he said: “Wow, you can buy toys with coins!  Cool.  They don’t need credit card!”   I think my kids will enjoy a trip to the palengke.