A scene from the story talks about how the husband insisted that the chicken was a hen and therefore ended up with the mother crying; he was sorry though. This shows the prominence of patriarchal family traditions among Filipinos . Well, I say nowadays, considering the many things women can do which may be at par with what men can do - there is no need to treat women as inferior to men. Hence, mothers must also have a say in family matters as they too work to help fend for the family. Family matters must be dealt by all the members of the family - even the children as they concern them too.