Comes First.

"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter."

- Brad Henry

 by Aldlyn Kate Tomampo

         If I were in the shoes of the girl with a green scarf, my column would probably be about my family. Family are the ones who support you whatever the decisions in life you encounter. They are the ones who gives you the advices that are very much good to you. They are the ones who picks you when you are down.

         My family is my strength and my weakness. They give me the power and the will to survive my everyday living. My parents are the reason why I go to school everyday. They are the reason why I much want high grades, for them to be really very proud of me. They are the reason why I strive hard, because after I graduated and have my own work, I want them to have the life that they deserve.

         Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

         

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."

- Jane Howard 

         Admit it. When we have a problem, we always took advices from our friends. We rarely seek it from our family/parents. But believe me, they are the best advisers ever! I already did something awful way back when I was younger. At first, they got very, very mad. My mom nearly got to hospitalize, but I sincerely asked for my forgiveness and promised I won't do it again. They are your shoulders when you need to cry to. Families are always there to guide you.

 “I can get up in the morning and look myself in the mirror and my family can look at me too and that's all that matters.”

 - Lance Armstrong