March 30,2022-1st article

Violeta was born March 11 ,1954. First born of a siblings of 8.Grew up in a simple yet happy family. Working at an early age was not an issue to her coz she loves providing for her family. With her beautiful face ,long black hair and fair skin it was not surprising how gentlemen in the barrios are trying to win her heart.Untill one day she fell in love to a man 10 years older than her,she was 17 then. The guy was Solito.A fine man from Manila ( Philippines)but originally from Davao. Too young to fall inlove deeply and know the consequences of having a serious relationship , still she fought for their love. Their first child was born when she was 18.Two more after a couple of years .Their names are ,Joy ,Gay and Mary ( supposedly Merry ) indicating how happy they are for each other giving happy names to their child.

Broken but strong.

After their third child was born , Violeta found out that Solito is a married man.Badly shaken and hurt from the truth , she cried a river...but after sometime of thinking , crying and enduring the pain.She decided to end the relatioship ,took all the kids with her and do the right thing.She cant be a mistress all her life. Life must go on .She worked harder to feed her three kids,to provide with their needs.

Single mom of three.

She worked really hard for her three children.Sometimes missing Christmas or special occassions like birthdays and the like because her job wont allow her to come home. Days of crying because she misses them a lot. She made Christmas memorable with her kids by letting them hang big socks and wake them up before midnight to be surprised with lots of goodies inside the socks .December was always the favorite time of the year because she can stay at home and be with her kids for a week or so.Sleeping in one bed with Joy and Mary on each side while Gay on her feet. She did her best for her kids. Life of a single mom was hard but she cant just stop .

Kids are growing up so fast her salary as a botique saleslady is not enough anymore.Violeta applied to work as domestic helper in Hongkong.These truly breaks her heart for she needs to be far away from her children to provide for their schooling.The once a month of seeing each other now becomes once every two years. Again , she can't just stop.Sending letters to her children and long distance calls often cheered her up , hearing voices of her daughters make her even strong.Nights of crying when homesickness attack but she goes on and on fighting until her three daughters finally finished their college degree.

Homecoming.

Year 2000 when finally she went home . At last her three daughters were able to finished college. Joy - BSBA major in management ,Gay- BSBA major in Banking and Finance and Mary- Computer Programming. It was one of the happiest moment of her life. All the sacrifices ,hardships, struggles of being a mother and a father was finally paid off.

Now its her childrens turn to dream for her, to provide for her..The youngest went overseas to work and the other worked in their certain fields. Days of crying are gone . Tears of joy are now the scene. Treating her out and buying her stuff makes her children happy now.She attended her eldest and second childs wedding day with a smile of fulfillment. A spoiler granny she became with her first grandchild Liane. A pair of dresses for her little Liane every market day was a staple.What a happy moment for her it was. All the things she misses doing when shes not around are done now with love and care.Like mixing lemon with hot green tea when her children are having cough.Asking them their favorite food so she could serve it .It was truly the end of her heartaches.

Leaving again.

March of 2005 , Violeta was diagnosed of Having a breast cancer stage IV-B. Life seems has an extrordinary ways of testing her but then again ...as a strong and brave woman she is.She fought the battle once and for all for her kids.She underwent chemotheraphy but due to high cost of the procedures , Violeta asked her children to stop the chemo for she doesnt want them to be of big debt. A loving mother who does not want her children to suffer because of her sickness.In pain .. she would go downstairs and cry silently so as not to be heard by anyone. A strong woman indeed. But the thought of leaving her daughters once again ( for good) brought her more pain and tears than the physical pain she's dealing with. She was able to hide her sadness when she lost her breast ,her hair ,her fair skin which turned dry and dark due to medicine and treatment..with a smile ...a beautiful smile.

October 5,2006 Violeta joined our creator ,leaving again but this time for good..Leaving a strong three human being .. JOY ,GAY and MARY .Ready to conquer the world just like her. Taught her children life lessons , to get up again when you fall, to be brave enough to face life struggles , to conquer life battles with strength and faith that God wont forsake you. That our journey here may end but our memories to our loveones will stay in their heart.

By the way , She is our mother . My beautiful , strong and extraordinary woman...She is my MOM. Our friend , our father , our doctor... and because of her , we were able to feel that .."even without our father , we are and will always be... a FAMILY".