"It's just that the client prefers that a mother writes the pres release for the product..." explained the ad agency. Sana pala nagpa buntis na ako nang maaga! the thought crosses my mind and like many ideas that run carelessly run through my head; it quickly becomes road kill.
It's not that i don't want to be a parent. It's not that i am worried about providing for them. (i would gladly sell fish in the palengke to support my kids financially if it comes down to that. though i hope not) it's not THOSE responsibilities i'm worried about.
Look at the commercials on tv for baby's milk, diapers and what have you. These are ads based on observations and discussions of what many parents deem important "i want my baby to be healthy! i want my baby to be smart! i want my baby to be a genius!" no wonder every product out there is pitching genius in a bottle. Did you know genetic research shows that a kid's mental capacity is dependent on the mom's? Guess i better stock up on Promil huh? Now if only making sure your kids don't grow up to be the spawn of satan is as easy. i mean, Hitler and Marcos were geniuses weren't they? I f there was a product on the market with a tag line of " make sure your child doesn't end up in death row!" I'd buy it in a flash and get a dozen more for my nieces, nephews and god children for good measure.
Maybe one of these days, someone will say, in one of the market research studies, "it's ok if my kid does not become a concert pianist or a famous painter or the next manny pacquaio...what i want the most for my kid is to become a good person." then i will know that, that one lucky kid is truly, the world's most gifted child.
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