Mi familia

17/04/2026

27/03/2026

A while ago, I dropped by a fast-food restaurant to buy lunch for my kiddos and me. When I was about to pay for my food, the crew asked me if I wanted to avail of the Senior Citizen discount. I smiled and said that although I have gray hair, I’m not yet a senior citizen.

While waiting for my order, I sat a couple of meters away from the counter. Then I heard another crew member asking the one who assisted me why she didn’t give me the Senior Citizen discount. Even though the cashier who handled my order explained that I’m not yet a senior citizen, the other crew member insisted that I am, and their conversation could be heard across the floor.

That wasn’t the first time people like bus conductors, cashiers, and crew members mistook me for a senior citizen because of my gray hair. Honestly, I don’t get offended. In fact, sometimes I feel tempted to say I am so I can avail of the discount and get prioritized 😅.

Then I remembered the Facebook post of one of my classmates who had to color her beautiful gray hair because she got tired of people who thought she was already a senior citizen, and it affected her morale. Little did she know that I envied her lustrous gray hair. So when my white hair started to outnumber my black hair, I decided to stop dyeing it.

Then it dawned on me: you can’t blame if some of us gets offended when others think we’re older than we are just because we have gray hair. But I also understand that the cashier just wanted to make sure they wouldn’t get penalized for not offering a Senior Citizen discount. I just hope they can be more discreet—maybe by asking if someone has a discount ID, or by modifying how they ask people whether they’re senior citizens or not.

So when they delivered my order, I politely told the crew that although I don’t get offended, they might need to look past the gray hair and change the way they approach people with gray hair when asking if they are senior citizens.

17/03/2026

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Let's ready to rumble!

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Di mu undang og tulo akong luha 😭

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I will always cherish our bonding moments, Papa.

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Pakurati inyo silingan...
Ilisi inyo doorknob og Smart Lock bisag gubaon inyo balay

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Kinsay maka relate?

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