Who is to blame?

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3 years ago
Date: August 24, 2021
Author: Sequoia

Mothers are the children's greatest blessings. For most of them, they are their miracles and superheroes that doesn't wear any capes. A mother will always prioritize their little ones over their personal pleasure and happiness. In fact, their kids are their source of joy. And they will never exchange it with anything else.

Just for the information of everybody and fulfilment to my promise in my previous article. This is the continuation of my piece entitled In just a blink of an eye.

Disclaimer: Most of the information that I'll be spilling out in here were based on my observation and what I hear from the people involved in the incident. Aside from that, forgive me if I can't stop myself from ranting along the way. I just need to let this out to lessen the heaviness in my heart.

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Actually, I haven't really expose everything in my latest published article and even dropped questions that I am sure you guys also want to know the answers of it.

What happened before that?

  • According to my mom, which happens to be there that morning. The mother of the victim told her that she'll be attending a birthday party in the beach. My mom disagreed with her and even told her to just stay and care for her daughter Elay (the victim). However she didn't listen to my mother and still insisted to go without the knowledge of my cousin and mother.

  • Anyways, the victim's parents were already separated.

Where are her parents?

  • The victim's father was working in the City and he even visited the kid that morning before the incident happens.

  • Her mother? Well obviously, she just want to satisfy her wants and didn't even care for her daughter. She went to the beach and got drunk.

What causes the fire?

  • The mother left Elay to her big sister Maica (nickname). The mother told her older daughter (Maica) to take care of Elay.

  • According to Maica, Elay asked her for some snacks around 3 pm. Their mother didn't left even just a penny for them and so she decided to go for her mother in the beach to asked some money. Maica locked Elay to their room.

  • Yes, they usually lock the kid inside their house because when that kid got out, she's really hard to find. Did I mention in my previous article that Elay was a special child? I really don't like the idea of the kid being locked inside the house. But what else can we do? It was her parent's decision.

  • Maica left Elay in their house and locked the main door also. She forgot that she was heating water using the botaine gas stove and maybe it explode.

Why she wasn't save?

  • As what I have said, the main door was lock and as well as the room where Elay was confined. Aside from that, it was too late already since the whole house was already burning when the people saw it.

  • However, her uncles still tried their best to open the door but the heat from the fire is already unbearable.

When Maica arrived, she fainted the moment she saw their burning house. The mother was informed and she didn't even showed herself in the scene because she was afraid that the people might hurt her. According to her, she couldn't watch her kid in that situation and even attempted to suicide.

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Own Opinion

Remembering what happened just leads me to an idea about who should be blame.

Was it Maica? Or the Mother?

In my own opinion, I really want to put all the blame to the mother. In fact, I am so mad at her during that moment and I am not alone with that.

She is so selfish and irresponsible. The thought of locking the kid in their house was already wrong.

However, it already happened and blaming will never help at all. Maybe, all we can really do now is to accept Elay's death and pray for the bereaved family.

Disclaimer: Lead photo isn't mine. It's from unsplash.com

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What an irresponsible mother she is. Thinking of herself rather than taking care of her daughters. Maica has a fault in this accident but all the blame must be put on their mother for being an irresponsible one.

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3 years ago

Truee. She's the one responsible to what happened.

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3 years ago

Yeah right, it is so sad to know that there are mothers who can stand leaving their child alone in the house. I'm a mother too but I can't stand being away with my kids for so long. If I went out to buy some things, I always made it fast because I'm worried about my kid's safety even if they have other adults with them.

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3 years ago

I doubt if she think about her kids that way.

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3 years ago

Based on your story, I think she didn't fully embrace her responsibility as a mother. I am teary-eyed right now thinking how other kids die tragically. 😒😒

I became mom at a young age but never did it came on my mind to give or leave my kids.

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3 years ago

The mother should be by her child's side especially the kid has special needs. If she wants to go out and take a break and have fun then why not take the kid with her for the kid also to enjoy.

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3 years ago

Ayaw niya dalhin eh. Naiistorbo siguro pag eenjoy niya ahhaha

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3 years ago

Eto ba yung pinost mo sa noise? It is very tragic for the baby but for sure the baby is in good hands now πŸ™

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3 years ago

Opo yan po ate.

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3 years ago

It also happened here. A especially child was burnt to death because of fire. But it's not with the same reason of locking the kid in the room but because it's a block out night and they used candle as lamp. They left one at the kid's room and then slept. They were all woke up because of the big fire and they couldn't save the kid because the fire started in her room. Your story sadden me because the mother was just laying in the beach. I am also mad at her and would put the blame to her

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3 years ago

Nanggigil talaga ako sa kanya hanggang ngayon. Mas inuna pa kaligyahan kaysa sa anak.

Yung sa case ng kapitbahay niyo nakaka sad din :( dpaat talaga extra careful next time.

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3 years ago

Sarap sabunot tong nanay natu ahh.. makapa selfish..

Oo kawawa Yung nanay nong Bata dito samin Kasi ayaw niya pa umalis Kasi sisave daw niya anak niya nag major burn siya sunog kalahati Ng katawan Yung paa niya napuruhan

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3 years ago

True nakakagigil talaga.

Nako nakakaawa naman. Ganyan yung nanay. Hindi yung inuuna ang party kaysa anak.

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3 years ago

May mga ganung Tao talaga baka Hindi niya tanggap anak niya

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3 years ago

Ayy ..personal interest over her child is very selfish action and I know someone who's like that here..Why not bring the child to that occasion..haiyya.

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3 years ago

Ewan, baka nahihiya sya. Kinahihiya niya kasi yung bata noon pa.

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3 years ago

Aww..kawawa naman talaga ung bata . Baka dinideny pa ung existence niya.so sad.

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3 years ago

This is so sad to hear. Of course the mother should be blamed for it. How can a mother decide to leave her children just like that to satisfy her want? Also, I might also blame Maica too. How old is she? Didn't she remember she was heating water? Well, the deed has been done and if we continue to blame, it can't bring the dead child back to life.

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3 years ago

Blaming will never bring Elay back to life. But we can't also stop ourselves from doing it. Part of me wants to put all the blame to the mother because of her selfishness. However, I know that it pained her also.

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3 years ago

For me, both maica and the mother is at mistake in this one. But heavier on the mother side. It's her duty as a mother to guard, protect, and observe her children in all time. Having a child means heavy responsibilities and so she should do that responsibilities of her

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3 years ago

I think her priority was her own happiness and pleasure. Did she even think about her kids? I guess not at all. Se only thinj of herself.

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3 years ago

Maraming parents na ganyan. Inuuna pa yung sariling saya kaysa sa kapakanan ng anak nila ,hays.

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3 years ago

True. Mga nanay na selfish. Nanggigil akoooo.

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3 years ago

Nakakagigil talagaaaa

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3 years ago

Haissst! The mother locking her kid inside the house to go to a party reminds me of someone. Hay...

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3 years ago

Nakakalungkot po talaga na pangyayari. Gang ngayon, di parin nagpapakita yung nanay eh.

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3 years ago

Halla😭 so paano na yung mga bata nyan

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3 years ago

Yung lolo muna nag babantay. Buti nlang yung bunso nila, kinuha ng tatay before mangayri yun.

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3 years ago

😭 parang walang konsensya yung mader...

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3 years ago

True po.

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3 years ago

Ay grabe kawawa naman yung bata..sana masaya na siya na andoon na sa heaven.. Sana lang matauhan na yung mama niya na huwag basta basta iiwanan ang anak..

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3 years ago

Sana lang talaga matauhan sya. Sa nnagayri ba namn.

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3 years ago

Nakakaiyak yung nangyari..siguro naman natauhan na yung mama niya.

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3 years ago

Di nga sya nagpakita hanggang nagyon eh

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3 years ago

Nakakainis no. Marami ng pangyayaring ganyan eh. Kainis talaga yung ina nila.

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3 years ago

Sobra po. Nakakagigil talaga.

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3 years ago

May mga nanay talaga na irresponsible, the fact na iniwan niya ang mga anak niya at siya sinunod niya gusto nang isip niya imbes na unahin ang mga anak niya...

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3 years ago

Gani beb. Grabe jud niya ka walay pulos nga inahan. Maklagot jud baya intawun.

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3 years ago

unya nahadlok pa jud xia mobalik sa balay kasy basin awayon xia sa mga tawo,,,imber unahon niya iyang anak ug huna2

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3 years ago

Mhaadlok jud beb. Mahadlok maawayan. Dghan nadamay blay sa iyang kapabaya.

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3 years ago

gani...aigooo ka pabaya sa inahan kalooy intawon sa bata

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3 years ago

Kahilakon ko pagbasa ani madam. Diko ka imagine sa kahadlok ug kasakit nga gibati sa bata. πŸ₯ΊπŸ€§ Sakita dughan naay mga nanay nga pasagdan rang mga anak.

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3 years ago

Sobra dam. Makasapot nga makahilak ka sa panghitabo. Louy kaayu ang bata intawun.

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3 years ago

Kaajo 🀧

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3 years ago

Aww, this is really sad. Sad kasi may mga mother na ganyan, inuuna ang hapi-hapi kaysa sa anak. Kahit na anong blame natin sa kanya, it won't bring back the child. This event will haunt her for the rest of her life.

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3 years ago

Oo nga po eh. Di naman na mababalik si Elay. Kaya lang di ko talaga mapigilan manggigil sa kanya. Hays. Isa pa, I am sure ma de depress si Maica sa nangyari.

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3 years ago

Yeah, she will blame herself of what happen. Kahit hindi naman niya kasalanan. She's just a kid. Who in the right mind would leave a child in a care of another child? Hay naku. Show support na lang talaga for Maica until ma-forgive na niya ang sarili niya.

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3 years ago

True po. If sana kung ganyan mag isip yung nanay nila. Hays. Puro kasi pangsarili yung iniisip eh.

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3 years ago

WHAT THE?? hooy kalooy sa bata intawn oy, I can lietrally imagine the pain nga iyang na feel ato nga time nga naka lock siya . ambot pero ga lagot gyud kos iyang mama while ga basa ko ani

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3 years ago

Makalagot jud mads. Grabe ka pabaya nga mama. Giuna pang lingaw kaysa sa anak.

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3 years ago

Nooooo, bakit kailangang unahin ang kapritsi kesa sa anak. Bakit hindi nalanh mapirmi sa bahay at alagaan ang anak. Nag anak sya so dapat anak ang priority. Bago mag iiiyak sya, di nya ba naisip yang ganynah senaryo nong tumuloy sya don sa kung saan man yan! Nanggigigil ako ha! I mean, sya talaga ang dapat sisihin! And ilamg taon naba si Maica, bakit iiwanan ung bata dun din sa bata ano ba naman yan ay ambot!

Sorry, nakakagalit lang kasi, batang walang kamuwang muwang, nadamay dahil lang sa.... 😟😟😟.

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3 years ago

Nakakagalit naman kasi talaga ate Ruffa. Kahit ako nanggigil dun sa pabayang ina. Inuna pa talaga yung pag party2 kaysa alagaan ang anak eh alam naman niya yung kondisyon ng bata. 14 years old si Maica ate. Tsaka, siguro nawala rin sa isip niya na may iniinit siya.

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3 years ago

Really, it made me confused. Actually, whom should I blame? Mother or children? Dear, this one made me stop and think twice. I'm not supporting the mother. But also it divided my opinions. Oh dear! πŸ™„

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3 years ago

It is realy hard to choose. However, I can't help myself but to put all the blame to the mother.n

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3 years ago

Who is to blame?

for now, no one, for the family is under a huge burden at the moment, let the healing begins and the let the real withness decided who was to blame thats God. We prayed that the soul of the lost one will now be under the heavens promising position.

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3 years ago

Tama. Sbagay, who are we to blame? Pero di kasi talaga mapigilan eh. But atleast, hindi na maghihirap pa si Elay. Sobrang saklap lang ng pinagdaanan niya.

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3 years ago

The mother because she is irresponsible. Mas inuna pa talaga ang magparty kaysa sa alagaan ang anak.Dapat nga siya ang nandun. haiiist may ganun nanay pala....

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3 years ago

Same tayo te mhy. Di ko maiwasan na magalit talaga sa kapabyaan ng nanay.

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3 years ago

kahit sino naman sis magagalit...

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3 years ago

Nakakapanlumo pero wala na magagawa ang blame. Praying na maging okay sila. Sana maging lesson sa lahat na lang yan.

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3 years ago

Sana nga maging lesson ang nangyari. Nakakaawa lang kasi halos lahat ng uncle and aunts ni Maica is sya ang sinisisi. I am afraid na baka ma depress pa yung bata.

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3 years ago

Gosh just reading this makes my heart ache. I would blame the mother too, not because she wanted to enjoy herself but because she did not even think it through. Sure, she may have needed a break every now and then but the least she could have done was find someone to take care of her children, not just leave them by themselves. But like you said what is done is done. No use to trying to find the person to blame.

I cannot even imagine the trauma this incident left Maica and the mother too (despite her glaring shortcomings). I pray for Elay and her family.

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3 years ago

I really pity Maica. I am sure she will bring this until she grow up. Especially that all of her aunts and uncles was blaming her. She doesn't deserve the blame :(. She's still young.

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3 years ago

Why would they blame the poor girl wthhh. All the blame should have been in the mother. Maica is just a child who of course needs some guidance. I hope that someone can tell her that. I am sure that even just one person telling her and explaining that to her will help keep her sane in the midst of their insane accusations.

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3 years ago

I am planning to reach out to Maica this day. However, I have no idea where is she right now. Di nila alam kung anong epekto sa bata yung paninisi nila.

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3 years ago

Hopefully makausap mo siya huhu. I wanna say bad things sa mga adults around her. They are probably blaming themselves as well which is why they try to put all the blame to the little girl, grabe lang talaga

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3 years ago

God bless her soul.

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3 years ago