What my daughter wants...

In one of our phone conversations, my darling daughter once told me she wanted to be like me. I was, of course, very much flattered. Of all the people she came to know and interacted with, why me? Was it because I am her mom that she adores me that much? We were never together for years, long enough for me not to have seen her grow, (and her kid brother)!

On the other side, it could have been frustrating also, if she mentioned other people like movie talents or the socialites. Would it break my heart? Well, maybe...But if she does, i`ll just think of her having a taste of what is best. At least, she dreams big.

But she had chosen to be like me. My question now is, WHY?

Did she admire me for my being simple? Or was it because I tried my best to provide them their needs? Was it because I tried to keep close to them even when we were actually miles apart? Was it because she came to realize, at an early age, that I made a big sacrifice working abroad to meet our needs? Maybe.

There were some guess answers that came up to my mind., but the idea that i liked best was this: she wanted to be like me because she loves me. She had felt and had seen how much I love them and how i dream and work hard for their future.

I may not be a perfect mom, and i can never be. The material things that I provide them can never pay for the moments I should have been by their side. What i only know is that, I am here far away from them, working hard to earn and save. Maybe, these were the things she had seen in her modest mother. Maybe...

Well, whatever it is, I am just so happy she has chosen to be like me though I have a long list of flaws. Her desire isn`t that big, I know, but within herself, there is something bigger than that, and that is LOVE.

Thank you so much sa mga comments nyo...
Napakarami nang beses akong umiyak dahil sa pangungulila ko sa kanila, pero ganun talaga, kelangan kong magsacrifice para sa ikagaganda ng future nila. Mahirap maging foreign working mom, pero dahil mahal ko sila, kinakaya ko..wwwaaahh! Ayan, naging senti tuloy ako...(sensya na po, ..hikbi!)

pareho lang tayong working mom. but the least thing we got from them is when we see them how much they miss us! hindi ko maipapalit sa anumang kayamanan...

everyday is like a mother's day for every mom....

oo nga..kahit na pagod sa work, kahit stressed out na tayo pag naalala natin sila, nakasama, o kaya naman ay nakausa, naglalaho ang lahat ng sakit at pagod...Next to God, sila ang priority natin.

Naku, naging senti po ang mga working moms hehe!