HOME FOR GOOD -- Here's where change happens.: "Homies"

Friday, July 17, 2009

"Homies"

We published a post on 8 July 2009 about close family friends whose occasional visits we value greatly because of how much they encourage us to stay "home for good". Here are a few other encouragements we received through personal messages from other friends:

You definitely have a knack for writing...and from what I've seen of your girls, you & Cathy have a great talent for parenting, too. Keep up the good work! -- Brian Weninger (Wisconsin, USA)

i love your house bound dad article! good for you [both] that you're in control of your time and can be there for your kids. i agree that makes all the difference in their formation. -- Rufi Parpan (Alabang, Philippines)

Wow, a home library. I do believe that's the best "playground" a child can have. Kudos! :)
Good values and wisdom are among the few riches we as parents can pass on to our children... -- Jessan Catre (Davao, Philippines)

Malalaki na pala 2 chikiting ninyo. It's nice naman that they like to read. Mana sa mommy and daddy nila. :) -- Elaine Ymbol (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines)

i just read your blog and some other posts on the blog....i'm glad that i got the gist of where life has taken you; or in your case, where you've taken life. i absolutely admire what you [both] have done and continue to do. -- Rica Bolipata-Santos (Quezon City, Philippines)

I will be reading your blog posts after I send to you this message. I am interested applying the healthy lifestyle but I know that it's easier said than done. I am planning to create a blog regarding my family life as inspired by your blog so we can check on each other's blog as a sort of update din sa mga buhay natin. I am also a full time wife, mother and last year a homeschool-parent teacher din to my son. -- Jaysarie Chee-Gundran (Maguindanao, Philippines)

an insightful blog on family and family life... -- Ingrid Daba (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines)

I read your blogs. Really impressed by both of you home schooling your girls. -- Marizza Tangcongco-Catre (Davao, Philippines)

Your children are so fortunate that you're so involved in raising them, particularly in Manila where child-rearing is automatically entrusted to yayas. Looking forward to reading more about you and your family. I'm particularly interested in how Faye and Noelle develop through full-time parenting and homeschooling. You're the first set of parents I know who are doing this. What an admirable vocation--it no doubt involves a lot of patience, planning, and perseverance. Well done, you two! -- Melissa Salva-Ramos (Singapore)

I am so happy to know that there really are people who make conscious efforts to make this world a better place to live in...e.g. homeschooling the kids. All my respect to the both of you. :) -- Mabel Olegario-Rodenburg (Tilburg, Netherlands)

More friends including Yve Paredes, Mark Rivera, Stef Soriano, Jong Pimentel, Joy Maulit and Joey Valdez said they like the blog.

We hope this blog can help develop a community of families that inspire and encourage each other as these friends do us.

We welcome comments from anyone visiting this site. Also, if you would like to become a "homie", please go to the "Become A Homie" section on the upper right corner of this blog. Please click on the Follow button found there. You can also Request Updates by clicking on the button of your desired update content in the section of the same title also on the right. Then just follow the instructions that will be shown.

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Why We're Home For Good

Many believe humanity is on the decline and is taking the rest of the world down with it. Government, big business, and even religion are among those that get blamed for this. This is not the place to discuss whether or not that's fair. What we'd like to offer here are ways that we believe can make things a little better.
Albert Einstein, pondering how atomic power could be used for either the benefit or the detriment of the world, once said, "...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind."
We advocate enabling the family to rear more conscientious, reponsible and effective individuals. This is much more complicated than it sounds because there are economic, social and cultural factors that have diminished the family's capacity to do this, causing it to delegate its responsibility to school, church, government, mass media or chance.
There was a time when parents did not have to leave home to have livelihood. They were always on-hand to give their children not only moral guidance, but basic education, as well. (Actually, at the time, moral guidance was inseparable from basic education, unlike today.)
But then the Industrial Revolution happened. Parents then had to go off to the factory to work while children were sent to school to get educated. This caused a major upheaval in child-rearing practice which has become the norm today: Parents need to make a living so the children need to be cared for and brought up by someone else. In other words, the noun "parent" no longer means someone who parents. Isn't that ironic?
Fortunately, recent developments have made productivity at home possible again, allowing a growing number of parents to be more involved with their children. These and other related opportunities will be shared and discussed here.
We hope that through this forum, families can inspire, encourage and empower each other to devote ourselves more to making the world a better place -- in a way that only families can.