June 22, 2018. I saw a video clips on Facebook of kids crying while being left at the airport by their OFW mothers. Na-touch talaga ako, nangilid pa nga ang luha ko. Just less than 2 weeks ago, nasa aiport din kami ni Nathan -- pero magkasama kami at hindi ko siya kailangang iwanan.
I showed the video to Nathan and hoped that at age 3 1/2 eh medyo maintindihan na niya that he's lucky because he gets to be with his mother 365/24/7.
After watching the clips, he innocently asked me where the mothers are going. I answered that they were going somewhere far to work.
Medyo natigilan siya at parang nag-isip. Then after, he told me: "Eh di ba ang mommy, shopping? Ang daddy, work?"
Ano raw? Parang di ako sure sa narinig ko so I asked him to repeat what he just said.
"Eh di ba ang daddy punta sa work? Ang mommy punta sa bilihan. Sa shopping. Kasi ang boy, work. Ang girl, shopping. Kaya pag big na ako, work na ako kasi boy ako."
OMG! Grabe ang hagalpak ko! Tawang-tawa talaga ako as in!
Pero narealize ko lang later on na ganyan pala ang concept ng gender roles ng anak ko. Masyadong limiting. Macho-mentality. Oh well, kids learn from what they see. Sa paningin niya pala, puro lang ako shopping lol.
Kaloka, makapagtrabaho na nga nang di nalilimitahan ang tingin sa akin ng anak ko bilang taga-shopping lang. Joke lang. Parang me choice naman ako at this point.
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