Will my parents ever get to hear, “Ma, Pa magiging Lola at Lolo na kayo”?

I saw this article online that there are parents with adult children who are “grieving” because they may never become grandparents.

And then it hit me, this is probably what my ageing parents are going through right now.

My Dad’s message ringtone is a kid’s voice saying “hello” in baby talk. 🥹 Then one time I heard my Mom commenting on the ringtone, “O yung apo mo.” 😩

Sometimes my Mom would talk about these future scenarios for when my married sibling would eventually have a kid. That classic, “Pag si (sibling) nagka anak…”

As for me, I’m single and right now I’m not really their best prospect for having a grandchild.

I know that nobody owes their parents a grandchild or two, but it also got me thinking how my parents feel whenever they see relatives or friends with grandchildren of their own and they don’t have one, yet.