Tag: conflict

MARICAR: Driving along Taft Avenue one Sunday evening, a dark-colored SUV rudely cut in front of us while Richard was driving. Richard got really angry and wanted to get back at the SUV (vengeance). It was dangerous and I got scared. “Don’t chase him!” I said. “Let him go. Ano pa bang magagawa mo kung mahabol […]

MARICAR: Someone sent me a very simple question on our Facebook page: “…how do you control your temper when you were soo mad with your husband?” Given my non-confrontational personality, my problem is not in angry outbursts —it’s forming bitterness in my heart by keeping anger inside. It’s very important for me to practice dealing […]

MARICAR My friend Annie (not her real name) owes me money. One day I heard that she got a huge bonus at work. Part of me became very hopeful that she would begin to pay me back. But instead of returning my money, she spent it on a new car, new household items, and also […]

RICHARD: In a cab, I asked a young, single, female officemate a THEORETICAL question, “If your house was on fire, and you had time to save only one person, who would it be—your spouse or your child?”   As most Filipinas do, she answered, “Of course, my child.”   So I turned the tables around. […]