She is a Strong Woman

She is a woman, but she's strong. She bore 9 children, and her pregnancy is never easy. Yes, she's delicate and sensitive during her pregnancy yet she gave birth normally. All of them! One of them is even born while in the tricycle heading to the hospital. She made it! She gave birth successfully!

Raising 9 children has never been easy. While his husband has his work, she needs to work as well to make ends meet. Despite working full-time she gets to do her duties as a mother. She cooks food for the family, do the laundry, or even clean the house if still possible. She spends the sole day of her break doing household chores, and even for God. She has good faith in God! Indeed a good example.

She is a good wife. Giving what is due for husband. Their relationship is not perfect. She is very understanding, and humble enough to make the marriage work for their family, and they remained intact. His husband knows it, that's why he loves her.

She is not perfect. She nags in some instances (it's normal if necessary). Even a "Maritess" at times. Yet, her children loves to be with her. Years or even decades has passed, her children are growing up. There's an issue with the agency on her work. They raised the case, and they won. She was paid, and started a business so she can still support her family. Her eldest goes to Hong Kong for work, the second is working in Manila. The others are still studying.

She misses her children who are not around her anymore, she's very happy to hear their voices even on the phone. Whenever she missed them, she looks at their pictures on her wallet, and talks to them. Her eldest said "that's the effect of being indulged in watching soap opera!" 😆

Well, those are the times when mothers are stuck in their couches watching soap opera! Time came, her second eldest decided to go overseas too. She's sad but supportive of her. Besides, her daughter is supportive to her family as well.

She can understand jokes well. Whenever her kids joke at her, she doesn't get mad. She laughs with them. Thus, her children are free to talk to her. They're never hesitant to tell her what they want to say. She listens to them. When her kids has resentment to their father, she always tell them to respect their father. That's how loyal she is as a wife, and understanding to her kids.

She is a good sister. When possible, she helped her siblings find a job so they can support their respective families. Whenever they had siblings issues, she tries to be fair to all. In fact, she even acted like their eldest. Her eldest is actually in the capital where he works, and has his own family too.

She is a good daughter too. When her father got sick, she never fail to take care of him even finding a way for his treatment. She's been there until his passing, and it broke her heart badly. At that time, she grieved at the same time, never failed doing her duties for the family.

One of her sisters is suffering because of her sick husband. She goes there often, even her sister do not acknowledge it eventually. When the husband died, she's also there even with her family. To help her overcome grief, she had her become a business partner.

Her other siblings became unemployed, and she employed them as well to her boss. Their boss decided to pass the business to her, instead, she had her siblings become part of the business. She's very thoughtful to them. Did they do the same for her?

Her third eldest (son) decided to work in South Korea. His husband didn't approve but she tried to be balanced. Eventually, her son left but she supported him even her husband doesn't. She has another picture to put on her wallet to talk to. Seriously, she does!

Her life has never been easy. Lots of hardship yet she never gave up. She kept on fighting for her own family. She is balanced to everything. Those are evidences that she is a strong woman.