MUST FATHERS CRY ON THEIR DAUGHTER’S WEDDING?

Today is the day when my eldest daughter, Dr. Maria Krista, will start a family of her own.

She will marry her childhood sweetheart Chito Solis, her high school sweetheart who now works as a firefighter at the Davao International Airport in Davao City.

Last night, my daughter sat beside me while I was watching TV and asked: “Are you ready for tomorrow? Will you cry on my wedding day?”

I hugged her and asked: “Why should I cry?”

Earlier today, she and her mother repeated the same question: “Will you cry today?”

Again my answer was: “Why should I? Your wedding is a happy day for me. I will not be losing a daughter but I will be gaining a son.”

But suddenly, I felt a lump in my throat.

This was the little girl whom I carried on my shoulder every time I cooked food for my family.

This was the little girl who served as the adhesive that kept the family together during the rough and rainy years.

Will I cry on my daughter’s wedding today?

(photo caption: the family when the kids were young with the boer goats in the farm.)

That remains to be seen.

Source: Manny Piñol