Lia: Uy, Jessa, are you really not bringing baby Miko to your cousin’s funeral tomorrow?
Jessa: Of course not! Ay naku, you know the rule—don’t bring a baby to a funeral. They might get sick or, worse, attract spirits. My Lola would scold me from beyond the grave if I tried.
Lia: Hala, Jessa, that’s exactly the kind of thing we need to outgrow. Babies don’t magically attract ghosts like magnets.
Jessa: Easy for you to say. When my aunt brought her infant to a wake years ago, the baby cried nonstop for two days after. They said a wandering spirit followed her home.
Lia: Or… hear me out… maybe the baby was overstimulated, hungry, or tired? Funerals are noisy, crowded, with lots of people “Uy, ang cute!” touching the baby’s cheeks. That alone can make any kid cranky.
Jessa: But what about sickness? They say babies get sick after attending a wake.
Lia: Again—full of people, germs, everyone hugging each other. Not exactly the healthiest place for a newborn. That part actually makes sense scientifically. But it’s the spirits part that needs a fact-check.
Jessa: You really don’t believe in that? At all?
Lia: I believe babies get sick from bacteria and viruses, not ghosts with questionable hygiene.
Jessa: Haha! But why do so many families believe this? Even my neighbor said her baby had a fever right after a funeral. Coincidence?
Lia: Possibly. Infants catch fevers easily. Their immune systems are still developing. Honestly, you could take a baby to a supermarket on a Saturday and come home with a fever, too. You don’t blame the frozen section’s spirits, right?
Jessa: Huy, don’t joke like that, I shop there every week.
Lia: See? Exactly. If you brought Miko to a funeral and he got sick, you’d blame spirits. But if he got sick after the grocery, you’d blame the aircon. Same sickness, just different stories.
Jessa: Hmm. But still… funerals have a different vibe. You know that heavy feeling in the air?
Lia: That’s emotions, not spirits. Everyone’s sad, stressed, crying. Babies can sense tension. If adults feel heavy, imagine what a tiny human feels.
Jessa: You’re making too much sense. I hate it.
Lia: That’s my job as your science friend.
Jessa: Still, I don’t want to risk it. Even if it’s not ghosts, it’s still a crowded place. Germs are real, unlike your imaginary bacteria friends.
Lia: Hoy! My bacteria friends are very real. They’re probably partying on your phone screen right now.
Jessa: Eww. Okay fine, maybe I won’t say it’s spirits anymore. But I’ll still leave the baby at home just to be safe.
Lia: That’s reasonable. As long as the reason is health, not ghosts trying to babysit.
Jessa: You’re no fun. But thanks. At least now I feel less scared about it.
Lia: Anytime. And hey—if you really want protection, just bring hand sanitizer instead of garlic or anting-anting.
Jessa: Hahaha! I’ll keep both. Just in case.
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