The second parents for us, no other than our "Grandparents". Sometimes they are the one who take care for us. I know there are a lot of situations regarding the grandparents relationship to their grandchildren. This article is one of the scenario.
Are you living with your grandparents? How's the life with your grandparents? All of us has a different lot of experiences and stories when it comes to this.
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"Here in the apartment, I have a neighbor who has a maid. Until I meet her outside. We were talking each other sometimes if she's free. I called her "Manang". I love her because she's so caring. She's like a second mom to me. She's 68 years old now. I'm really shock since why she still work on her age. She must be in their house to relax and to rest. I have a lot of questions in my mind."
"Until I got a chance to talk with her boss who's older than 4 years at me. We called her as "Mrs. C". I'm became close to her too. She's very humble and kind. One time I ask her about "Manang" then she said. Manang work her for almost 20 years."
Manang is from Ilocos, she live in a province. She's a good person and hardworking. She's really kind and an adviser too. The reason why she's still working even she's 64 years old because of her grandchildren.
"I am so shocked on what I've heard. It breaks my heart. I feel pity to Manang."😔
One of her grandchildren is now a college then one time her grandchild is asking her money to buy a laptop. He ask for 30,000 and that's too much that's why Mrs. C really shock about it. They don't even think about the life with his grandmother.
"I felt mad something with it. Why they do that? They do not care about her grandmother. All they do is asking for money."😔
Another grandchild to her is not taking an education. He stop since the reason is he don't like go to school. He's 26 years old but all he did is asking money too with his grandmother.
Manang is High Blood. She has a maintenance too and always aware with the food she eat. Sometimes if she's having a vacant we have time to talk and she's sharing about her condition. If she do the laundry she cover her feet with plastic because she said sometimes it hurts. She has also a back pains. She scared with the covid virus that's why she decided to get a vaccine but in the first she got trouble since the doctor said she's high blood. She's undergo an observation for 1 week and she's really glad that's she's vaccinated already.
If we talk I said to her that with her age she must be in their house and take a rest. She didn't want too because of her grandchildren.
"When I heard her response. I suddenly tears secretly. I couldn't explain my emotions. She's really old. She will do everything to her children even she's in pain. She love her grandchildren. This is the saddest part I encounter since I move here."😭
"But I couldn't understand why her grandchildren never got a chance to find ways to get her and taking care of her. They do only are asking always a money."😭
"To tell you honestly I grow without grandparents since they are both deceased when Mom childhood time.😔 My grandmother died after she born my mom and my grandfather died too with an issue problem accidentally. We have our grandparents at the side of my father but we grow without them. I never experience with a grandparents beside at us. That's why I feel broken when it is about Manang.😔 I have a lot of questions bear in my mind. Why? What happen to the people who should be the one to take care of Manang."🥺
"When I have a food or everything I always give it to Manang as a help too. I always bring her a snacks when we are having a chance to talk outside. Sometime I bring a viand and give it to her. I bring sometimes a medicine too for the body pains she feel."
"I love Manang since she's stand like a second mom for me. I will help her. I will do my best too."❤️
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LIFE THOUGHTS:
We should love and care our grandparents. Give them a good life. Don't give him a hardest life. We don't know some of them are suffer to give the good life with the people they love.
This is so sad. They are already old. It's not good for them to work with something like carrying a bulky rocks. They must be treated an enjoyable life with their ages. Give them a hapiness. Don't wait for the regrets. We should see with our own eyes. They should be embrace with full of care.
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Thank you so much. I hope I give you some life thoughts nor realizations with this article of mine.
God bless everyone. Stay safe always.🙏
-JRamona20 💜
I miss my lola narsing. A very common problem in our society neglecting the oldies by their own families.