{"id":26,"date":"2011-01-23T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lunaemami.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2015-04-17T10:42:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T10:42:54","slug":"the-fertility-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lunaemami.com\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"The Fertility Symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Luna,<\/p>\n<p>This day last year, mum and dad found out that I was pregnant with you. So January 23 is a very significant day for us. And to commemorate this date, mum had a tattoo (you and dad actually accompanied me)! It&#8217;s called <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">lingling-o<\/span>, a fertility symbol from the Cordillera region of the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nomadwifey\/13457860014\" title=\"tat1 by Gay Miriel Emami, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tat1\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lunaemami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/13457860014_950f9723db_o.jpg?resize=525%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/center><center>Lingling-O<\/center><br \/>This region is very close to mum&#8217;s heart because my wandering soul was awakened when I first went to Sagada with my old college outdoor org almost 10 years ago. So the lingling-o doesn&#8217;t only represent my ability to conceive (which for me is one of the many powers of a woman) but also a place that transformed me.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nomadwifey\/13727348313\" title=\"tat2 by Gay Miriel Emami, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tat2\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lunaemami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/13727348313_a631a4d3b9_o.jpg?resize=525%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/center><center>Looks like you already had a feeling that something intense will happen that day.<\/center><br \/><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nomadwifey\/13727247854\" title=\"tat1 by Gay Miriel Emami, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tat1\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lunaemami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/13727247854_e626f54319_o.jpg?resize=525%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/center><center>We did a quick stroll in Burnham Park (one of our fave activities in Baguio City) before we headed to the tattoo shop.<\/center><br \/>If someday you would want to have a tattoo done too, think of something that will depict your character and beliefs. <\/p>\n<p>Tattooing is an ancient form of art. Not just for decoration, but for indicating a person&#8217;s standing in the society. I think highly of it. I hope someday you won&#8217;t get one out of a dare or drunkenness.<\/p>\n<p>And please, please&#8230; I beg of you don&#8217;t mark yourself with a boyfriend&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>Until then baby doll. Mum needs to rest. I&#8217;m sorry if I won&#8217;t be able to carry you around in the next few days. <\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>Rakenrol Mumma <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\" name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\">Share<\/a><a data-via=\"nomadwifey\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>&nbsp;   <!-- Start FastWebCounter.com  --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastwebcounter.com\/\" title=\"Free Web Counter\">This page was viewed  times.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- End FastWebCounter.com  --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Luna, This day last year, mum and dad found out that I was pregnant with you. So January 23 is a very significant day for us. And to commemorate this date, mum had a tattoo (you and dad actually accompanied me)! It&#8217;s called lingling-o, a fertility symbol from the Cordillera region of the Philippines. 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