While working overseas provide a brighter future for every Filipino family, it doesn’t come without its disadvantages, too. Getting homesick, for one, is one major dilemma that OFWs face abroad. Being far from loved ones is an ordeal you wish you wouldn’t have to go through, but for the sake of greener pastures, you are left with no choice but to endure it.
However, an OFW working as a nurse in Canada shared how her family does not seem to appreciate her sacrifices. Instead, she was scolded by one of his siblings for not sending money in the Philippines when he wanted to purchase a car. The nurse’s demanding brother sent her a message that really hurt her feelings, even calling her ‘selfish’.
In spite of making sure that their family left in their home country are eating three or more meals a day, and the kids are able to attend school, some family members just can’t help but demand too much from an OFW.
Shared by the Facebook page, PESO SENSE, the aforementioned Pinay nurse who lives with her family in Canada recalled how her brother said a bunch of hurtful things to her for not granting his very specific request of buying a car.
She says:
“Isa po akong nurse dito sa Canada…
Tumutulong po ako sa mga kapatid ko. Ang totoo nga po nyan 2015 nagbigay ako ng 200k sa bunsong lalaki namin sinundan ko para puhunan nia sa pugo. Nalugi po yun. Hinayaan ko nalang. Last year nagbigay po ako ng puhunan 30k para sa maliit ng groceries store..Last December umuwi ako binigyan ko nanaman siya ng 25k pangdagdag phunan. Tapos ung panganay naman na lalaki namin kahit ano ipabili binibili ko po like nike shoes g shock or anything na afford ko hnd ko xa binibigyan ng pera kc may stable job naman xa.
Ngaun po gusto nila ibili ko sila ng sasakyan… ang gusto po magloan ung panganay n lalaki ng 200k ako naman 150k… eh may asawa nrin po ako may sarili na akong buhay dito.. at dahil hindi ko po napagbigyan ang mga hiling na sasakyan.
Ito po ang message ng kuya ko sa akin galit na galit keso makasarili daw po ako.. ako na po nagpapaaral sa isang anak ng kuya ko s private school 30,000 tuition fee.. nakatira na sa bahay sa ls pinas for free ako po may ari ng lupa sa ate ko ang bahay.. tapos makasarili parin daw ako. Nakakasama lang po talaga ng loob na parang ang gusto nila patayin ko sarili ko kakatrabho habang sila nagpapakasarap sa pinas.”
The said post has soon gone viral and enraged lots of netizens, taking the side of the anonymous Filipina nurse. They mentioned how ungrateful her siblings are and emphasized that it’s not her obligation to give in to all their whims.