A Turning Point

Essay by daisyreyesUniversity, Bachelor'sC-, May 2004

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It's been a year since I left Philippines. Until now, I'm still homesick. Everybody says that my future is brighter if I will stay in this country. But I guess that there are things that you really have to sacrifice just to achieve the goals that you want to pursue in life.

I am the third daughter in the brood of four. My father is a self-employed businessman and my mother is a nurse. We can afford things, we eat thrice a day or even more, we go to church together and our bonding as family is very strong. We used to be very happy. But wonderful things are not always destined to last. My mother decided to work abroad because they think that someday, what they are earning will not be good enough to raise four children. Some say that there's really no reason for her to leave because our family is quite well-known in our town because we have a good business.

But for her, it's still not good enough especially because our economy seemed to be hopeless at that time. I remember that I didn't ever cry when she left. I was six years old by then. All I know is that nobody's going to come up with me on stage whenever I'm going to receive a special award in school. That no one's going to wake us up in the morning and get us ready for school. That no one's going to help me do my assignments. That no one's going to spank me when I did something wrong. And that no one's going to hear me say, "Goodnight Mommy" before I go to sleep. I didn't know that there are more consequences to come. So my father was left with all the responsibilities of a...