FAMILY PICTURES: A Filipino Christmas Thread

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Here's to a house built by families of their own

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To the children of dysfunctional households who sought refuge under the roof of their elders- lola's famous sinigang na bangus, freshly rolled shanghai and chatters of their surprisingly colorful youth

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To inclusive workplaces,,, probably a start-up by millennials Because while we no longer share spiritual spaces, unity comes forth with or without the help of the same God but we still get a swing at politics when the 3rd bottle is opened;

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And there's the couple under an 8-bit mistletoe Morning chats are filled with pictures- of the food, and party games- until the lights grow dim and what remains are our talks of tomorrow

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Tis the season to be with chosen families. Never the questioned, never the other, and could never spell homophobia with all the letters of "home".

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Accept the wives that found solitude in the hands of another woman for it's the season of giving herself a better life without him.

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Remember your relatives this Christmas. Auntie reuses the decorations but makes sure that her husband's offerings are as warm as the candlelights. He was your uncle, a man who once rose his fist on the streets and was found with none the next day.

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Celebrate the holidays with the people who share your struggles, after all, the color of the Christmas is in fact red- the blood of angry men and women;

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