https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt A Personal Reflection Essay (Draft) en-us 2020-09-28 05:24:54 UTC 2020-09-28 06:41:08 UTC hello@padlet.com mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783401365 My father doesn't allow himself to be vulnerable.]]> 2020-09-28 05:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783401365 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783403042 He had a weird way of encouraging me. He compared me to almost everybody.]]> 2020-09-28 05:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783403042 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783407142 "Why can't you be more like your cousin?"
"Why can't you be more like his daughter?"
"Why can't you be more like me?"]]> 2020-09-28 05:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783407142 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783410666 "You're lucky that I don't throw books at you, unlike your cousin's mother."]]> 2020-09-28 05:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783410666 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783413053 I was awarded as Class Salutatorian but he told me, "Ngano dili man ka Valedictorian?"]]> 2020-09-28 05:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783413053 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783416742 He was also a firm believer that I had to be doctor.]]> 2020-09-28 05:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783416742 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783417766 He became livid when I didn't apply for LEAPMed during college applications.]]> 2020-09-28 05:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783417766 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783418637 He wasn't supportive of me pursuing Chemistry in Ateneo.]]> 2020-09-28 05:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783418637 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783426570 I thought he didn't love me and saw me only as a trophy.]]> 2020-09-28 05:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783426570 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783427605 I thought wrong.]]> 2020-09-28 05:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783427605 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783428280 My father loved me but didn't know how to express it in words.]]> 2020-09-28 05:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783428280 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783429634 I forgot to take into consideration his environment when he was growing up.]]> 2020-09-28 05:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783429634 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783430508 My lolo played favorites.]]> 2020-09-28 05:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783430508 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783431731 The habit of comparing one's child to another was generational.]]> 2020-09-28 05:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783431731 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783432732 But dad showed me he loved me in other ways.]]> 2020-09-28 05:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783432732 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783433681 He taught me how to ride a bike.]]> 2020-09-28 05:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783433681 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783434195 He made me a kite and played with me.]]> 2020-09-28 05:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783434195 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783434769 He allowed me to sit on his shoulders even when I was heavy.]]> 2020-09-28 05:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783434769 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783436102 He told me to use a light when studying because he's worried about my eyes.]]> 2020-09-28 05:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783436102 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783437399 He bought me Red Ribbon every time he came home from Manila.]]> 2020-09-28 05:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783437399 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783439127 He cried when I was inside the operating room for my surgery.]]> 2020-09-28 05:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783439127 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783441592 I realized that there's not only one way of showing somebody you love them.]]> 2020-09-28 05:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783441592 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783443835 The world placed so much emphasis on verbal proclamations of love that we forget to appreciate the little things.]]> 2020-09-28 05:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783443835 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783487398 The way somebody shows their love is a reflection of the love they received.]]> 2020-09-28 06:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783487398 mikhaelaradaza https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783493822 I thought I was my father's trophy, but I found out I was more than that. I was his daughter.]]> 2020-09-28 06:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mikhaelaradaza/p4l7abtsu3222mxt/wish/783493822