I have doubts
about my son’s child

Dear Tita,

My son, Manolo, is what they call a “good catch”. He is 35 years old, tall, handsome and has a high position with a big company. A lot of women were after him but he has been elusive all this time.

Early this year, he met and fell in love with Ely, a young and pretty promo girl. Soon, he brought Ely to our house and introduced her to us. I could see that my son was head over heels in love. But I didn’t like the way Ely looked and acted – so unrefined in a tight T-shirt with a mini skirt. Despite our misgivings, we didn’t say anything to Manolo as we knew he wouldn’t like what we thought of Ely.

After a few months, Manolo told us Ely was pregnant and he wanted to marry her. I was upset at the news because I didn’t want this type of girl to be my son’s wife. I told Manolo how I felt about his girlfriend and he resented my opinion. He told me not to interfere with his choice as he was old enough to know what he wanted.

I decided to do some quiet investigation into Ely’s past. What I learned was quite alarming. Her previous boyfriend before Manolo was her boss, a married man with two kids. When his wife discovered their affair, she made such a big scandal that Ely had to resign from the company she worked for. While she was on with Manolo, she was still secretly seeing her former boyfriend, going with him to the motels. The person who told me all of this was her fellow-promo girl, who said she doubted whether Manolo was the father of Ely’s baby as she was still seeing her former boyfriend. She said she knew everything because Ely confided to her that she is still crazy about her former boyfriend because he is GIB (good in bed).

I tried to tell Manolo what I learned but he refused to listen, saying I am just inventing everything just to spoil his relationship with Ely. How can I convince him since his mind is closed? I don’t want him to raise a child who isn’t even his.

CONCERNED MOTHER

Dear Concerned Mother,

It’s too bad that your son Manolo has fallen for the wrong girl. He is bent on carrying her because he truly believes that she is carrying his child. Try to convince him not to marry her until the baby is born and he can have a DNA test.

What a shame it would be if your son would be a sucker for a manipulative, clever girl. But, as they say, “There’s one born every minute”!

TITA