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We had so much fun for the past four and a half months with Tatay and Ate Raquel. I just realized how much I am part of the Alcantara’s after we spent endless dinner nights as a family… I am actually sad to see them leave. With Tatay being 82, I still wonder how many more times can he come back in pretty good health… One thing though that I am thankful for is that Rolly’s relationship with Tatay has gone better than the last time.

Rolly is the youngest in the family and felt really abandoned growing up after Nanay and Tatay migrated here back in the late 60′s. When they petitioned Rolly, he was already a teen. And at this age, we all know a lot of filial relationships tend to diminish in time. It didn’t help that Nanay died years after and Tatay got married (with Raquel) the second time. I can feel Rolly’s pain seeing Tatay treat the younger siblings differently. He thinks that his Dad was never really that good with all of them… and at one point was in denial that these kids are even his Dad’s. And I for one find it really absurd that he thinks that way.

But Tatay and Raquel’s vacation changed everything about the way Rolly feels. I now honestly can sense peace in his heart whenever he talks about his Dad. And tonight, I felt his sincere sadness seeing him leave again…

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