𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠. Even if I worked double shifts in the Philippines, it was not enough. I wanted to provide more for my kids and fulfill my other dreams and goals in life.
𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝. I still feel homesick until now and miss them dearly. Thankfully, technology has improved, and we can talk and see each other. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. They don’t complain, and they accept the truth that I am the only one who can provide for them. Daily video calls are very important to us. In the morning, we chat and say “good morning, I love you, and I miss you.” At night, we talk via video call. My day doesn’t feel complete if I can’t talk or see them. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲. It’s all worth it.
𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. Additionally, it’s stressful for me when there is no internet, as I constantly worry about not being able to connect with my family, even if it’s just for a few hours.
𝐌𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞. 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. Everything I do is for their sake. I want to see them succeed in their chosen careers and live comfortable and happy lives.
As a single mother, I always try my best in everything. I always stay strong, I always pray. 𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. Just trust yourself and always have faith.
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