We Love Ruffa Gutierrez’ Candid Humor in Her Birthday Letter to Lorin
Actress Ruffa Gutierrez jokes her now 21-year-old daughter Lorin about what adulthood entails with a sweet birthday letter.
Watching our kids become adults isn’t easy for any parent and some like to cope with humor. Veteran actress Ruffa Gutierrez does just that as she posts photos of her daughter Lorin‘s 21st birthday. Besides celebrating her daughter’s birthday with an intimate dinner, she leaves a letter on two different Instagram posts: one filled with candid humor and another one filled with hope.
“To my beautiful baby who’s now a 21 year old young lady, congratulations on reaching this milestone @loringabriella 💓,” she cheers. “As you embrace new adventures ahead, I celebrate your dedication to your studies, your commitment to helping the community, your work ethic but also the wonderful person you’ve become. 😍”
But she also adds jokingly in her letter. “Welcome to adulthood wherein you’ll have to work hard and pay your own bills. 😅 Career muna bago ang love, k? 🤔 Happy 21st birthday my Lorinipie!! 🎂 ✨🥳🎈🎊”
Facing adulthood with humor
Some say that the source of any young adult’s resilience comes from the many adversities they’ve faced in life. But the struggles are only a part of that fuel; another are the many happy memories they’ve had in their childhood. When our kids face hard times, they look back and remember that life isn’t all that bad. After all, it’s only when our kids finally reach adulthood that they learn just how costly some mistakes could be.
But that’s when we see our duties and responsibilities as parents shift. As our kids become young adults and learn a lot of hard truths when they enter the “real world,” our new objective now is to show that they can still live and enjoy Life despite those struggles.
So we sometimes do what Ruffa Gutierrez does for her daughter’s birthday – we see them off with a smile. “So proud of who you have become over these 21 years, Lorin. I can’t wait to see what your future holds for you.😘”
Live, Laugh, and Love in the Face of Adulthood
In most family-centric cultures, we don’t normally let our kids go until they’re married. Parenting for cultures like Filipino, Hispanic, and even Italians rarely let their kids move out from their childhood home until they marry.
However, some parents feel that their older kids need to feel the weight of adulthood. So even if they live in the same house and once they start working, they take care of some of the utilities. It could be water, electricity, or sometimes even the internet. Others start by paying for their personal phone bills even if the phone bill is still in their parent’s name. It’s a bit of a hassle, let’s be honest, to transfer ownership of utilities.
Yes, it’ll feel financially difficult but that’s where we as parents come in when they hit that age. We’re there to be the humor in their lives; to remind them that there are still people cheering for them even if the world looks like it’s out to make their lives hard. Just like how Ruffa does it for Lorin.
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