A new year's gift

Days before posting my year-ender entry, one of my best girl chums Mae decides to blow my mind off with a pleasantly shocking news, that deserves a separate entry.

You see, my dear friend is carrying with her a 7-week-old baby. :) (it changes from time to time, depending on the time you read this entry)

Now I know this is some perception I don't share with everyone else, but I see the baby as a blessing. A life-altering gift that I know would bring so many good things to my friend. Although I cannot be all nice and cordial to its father, I feel like the kid deserves so much love despite the events that preceded its conception.

And in a real world where babies are left in the cold streets or worst under a water tank to perish, I cannot forbade myself but condemn those mothers and their gut-wrenchingly inhumane decision to take away the life of one precious being. I mean, after having enjoyed so much pleasure doing 'the act' it's just terribly wrong in all aspects, to not face the consequences of your actions.

To get it out of the way, I'm no pro-premarital sex nor was I anti-sex, I'm not self-righteous either but the formula people is pretty simple. Play safe. If you must really do it, at least use contraceptives. Man!! what are drugstores with condoms, injectables and what-nots for if not for public consumption???

Which is why instead of nagging some sense out of my friend with her decision to keep the baby sans the father's acknowledgement, I sensed utter admiration for the motherly conviction that is apparently uncommon to most ladies our age.

Not that it needs any more affirmation, you do know that since then I have loved you Mae. And I love you even more right now and of course, I will love the coming angel. I will, to the best of my ability, help you in any way possible to raise the baby. That baby would be smothered with love by your friends and family who love you despite your mistakes and who will stay by your side no matter what, that there won't be any room for him/her to look for an ass of a father who clearly doesn't realize and I am assuming, would never grow up to understand  this blessing of a baby.

Cheers to life! And cheers to what I think is the best decision you made in your life so far! ♥♥♥

My partner in crime, Mae and I sometime last year.