Punzi's Corner Blog: The Travails of a Single Parent

Wednesday, March 09, 2005
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The Travails of a Single Parent

Ahh... being a single parent. Or a single father to be exact...

Very different from your typical single mom/mother story. So to summarize this kind of life, allow me to present my very own "Top 10 best things about being a single dad," with apologies to David Letterman. Here goes...

10. You get to go around getting sympathy from women because your kids look like they need a mother...Wait a minute! Haven't I just gotten out from that situation?

9. Falling asleep @ 6:00 a.m. with one kid... then waking up @6:01 a.m. with the other...

8. Daughter in and out of the bathroom quicker. Men's bathrooms don't have lines in cubicles!

7. Absolute power to discipline your kids... Until reversed by the grandmother supreme court!

6. The wonders of doing hair...from a dad sporting a crew-cut half his life!

5. No need for alimony!

4. Being treated like an adult and a kid all in the same house...

3. Seeking companionship from your gadgets...

2. The wonders of liniments and self-massaging...

1. Kissing another male (kid) without fear of judgment or prosecution.

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Side Prayers

PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY
Lord Jesus,
Teach me to be generous,
Teach me to serve You as You deserve
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
except that of knowing
That I do Your Holy Will. Amen

THE LAWYER'S PRAYER
May every word I speak be from Your Truth...
I ask come from Your Wisdom...
May every case I handle receive Your Guidance...
May every heart, every life I touch, feel Your Love.

THE JABEZ PRAYER
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your Hand be with me,
that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain."

So God granted him what he requested.

Side Oath

The Lawyer's Oath
I do solemnly swear that
I will maintain allegiance to
the Republic of the Philippines,
I will support its Constitution
and obey the laws as well as
the legal orders of the
duly constituted authorities therein;
I will do no falsehood,
nor consent to the doing of any in court;
I will not wittingly or willingly
promote or sue any groundless,
false or unlawful suit,
nor give aid nor consent to the same;
I will delay no man for money or malice,
and will conduct myself as a lawyer
according to the best of my knowledge
and discretion with all good fidelity
as well to the courts as to my clients;
and I impose upon myself this voluntary obligation
without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion.
So help me God.

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