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Yesterday I was unable to write an article. I got so busy in the morning cleaning our house. I did a general cleaning, like thoroughly cleaning the entire house. I do it twice a month, or sometimes thrice a month. And because of that, I was so tired and experienced body pain. 

My doctor advised me not to overwork my body because it would harm my health. But the hard-headed me can not stop myself from doing household chores, especially if everything is a mess.

And so last night, I felt weak and had a fever. I was chilling the whole night, so I had to wear socks and a sweater in bed. However, after taking a paracetamol a couple of times, I got better, and when I woke up this morning, though I still felt weak, I felt much better than last night. 

Moving on, while I was busy cleaning yesterday, my sister Katy called me. She was like "nagsusumbong" about the situation of our nephews. Our youngest divorced her first husband and now has a new partner, and they had a son. My sister, Katy, took care of her two sons while she was pregnant. But now that Katy is going back to Hong Kong for work, Kate took them back. 

But when Katy went to Kate's house for 4 days because they attended the burial of our Tito, the kids started telling her that their mom was not taking good care of them. And since she's working for PAF, she's not always home, and her partner was left with the kids. The kids told her that the guy let them do the house chores, even fetching water. Their house was on the second floor, so just imagine how hard it would be for a 10-year-old kid to carry a bucketful of water to the second floor while the guy was only playing ML the whole day. And the guy even hit them, as the kids say. Katy asked them if they had told their mom, but the kids said no. I guess they were afraid. 

My nephews are only 8 and 10 years old, so I got furious when I heard the news. I told Katy that she should have told Kate about what the kids told her, but she said she was looking for the right time to tell her, but the guy was always beside our sister.

If only I was there, I would have given the guy a beating and also slapped my sister for not attending to her kids' needs. She is focusing only on her son with the guy. 

And so, I asked my husband and daughter if it was okay if I took the kids from their mom. And have them study here. Both of them agreed, so I messaged my sister about my plan and she said she was okay with it. 

I hadn't told her about what we discovered because the kids were still in her custody, but once I got the kids, I would definitely give her something that she would never forget. 

I don't know what got into her. I saw how she took care of the kids when they were still young, and she was very attentive to their needs. They were so precious to her. I guess her attention was diverted to her new son and his new partner. 

She's my sister, but I could not tolerate her doing that to her sons. When the school year ends, I will have her send the kids to me right away. I felt so sorry for the kids. They can't even enjoy it because he won't let them play outside. 

I don't know if she knew what was happening, though. This is why I told myself that if my husband and I divorced, I would not look for another man and instead focus on my daughter.

I know I should not be sharing this because this is a personal matter and you will think badly of my sister, but I think sharing this will give awareness to those who are in the same situation as my sister Kate. But to clarify things, my sister is a good person.

Date Published: May 3, 2022

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