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Author: Back in 2005, my nieces introduced Friendster to me. 
They told me to sign up for this social media networking site so that I could have my own account. They did it well, just for the sake of having me post testimonials to their profiles. I got hooked up after I discovered that I have a lot of friends, classmates and schoolmates who are also into Friendster. That was the start of me getting net savvy. For almost 3 years I would always spend the day updating my profile, uploading pictures and searching for friends. It is for me a way of getting in touch with my friends, keeping them posted of how I am living my everyday life.
When my husband decided to get an optional retirement and work for a commercial airline, I had my taste of real civilian life for the first time. When hubby retired from the service, all benefits of living inside military basecamp were cut off. We have to pay the bills on time or else electricity and water supply will be due for disconnection. We also purchased a condominium since we don’t want to waste money paying rent. Hubby went on training with Philippine Airlines for 3 months. For 3 months, I got so stressed out with all the bills and our monthly amortization. Life has turned upside down for me since I am now living in the real world full of bills. I felt useless having to just look at him paying all our obligations without contributing anything to the family income. For the first time in my life, I was determined to look for a job and help him out with the expenses. I told him about my idea of getting a job but then he said no. He doesn’t want me to leave the children alone under the care of the nannies since Annika, our youngest is just one year old then. We had a marriage-threatening fight since I have this strong urge to get a job and make myself useful. Somehow I got tired of spending my days watching telenovelas and giving out instructions to our helpers. I want to be productive! I want to prove to myself that I am still that smart career woman I used to dream of before I got married.
Days passed and we still have this cold war and the bills are still piling up. I spent my days infront of the computer, again updating my Friendster account and just browsing the internet for information on anything I can think of..That was the time when I just got the idea of looking for work on the internet since it is the medium for advertising. I typed in jobs at the search box and viola! I stumbled upon the magic keywords: HOMEBASED JOBS. All hurt gone when I informed hubby about it.. I was too excited that I forgot we were not on speaking terms. He was too happy also to even talk about our major fight. He was just so glad that our disagreement had finally come to an end. Now I am fulfilling my dreams without defying my husband..I became a WORK-AT-HOME-MOM .
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A friend posted this on his wall and ever since I’ve watched it, I can’t get over how beautiful this video is. It’s like it was created for me as I have forgotten the simple things that can make my life wonderful.
This is the first blog that I have ever written for myself. I posted it in my blog at Friendster before Facebook took the scene from her. It was published on September 13, 2006 at 1:22 am. Wew, that was almost 4 years ago.
Mom of Four
At 33 yo, I am a mom of four – a 13 yo son, a 9 yo daughter, a 2 yo son and a 4 mos baby still inside me. I am currently a full-time mother and wife. My friends would often ask me if I don’t like to work anymore. Well, who wouldn’t want to? I had my dreams of becoming a boss of a big-time company that’s why I worked up my ass to earn a degree even if I am married already. During those times, I had a hard time balancing my time and attention between my household chores, my kids, my husband and my studies. When I graduated, I was so excited when a company called me for an interview and when my prof told me that she recommended me for a good paying job. I had my taste of employment but then it almost destroyed my most cherised possession – my family. I thought, felt and acted as if I was single again. Before my family was totally ruined, my husband decided for us to move to Baguio to save what was left of our marriage. I became a simple housewife there, focusing mainly on my kids and my husband and our dogs. Baguio was such a nice place to live in. There we were able to start anew and had a new member of our family coming. After 3 years, we went back to Lipa and stayed there again for a year then we moved here to Villamor Air Base, Pasay City.
There was never a dull moment for me eversince my hubby and I worked out to save our marriage and renew our vows. We even have a new pair of wedding rings now. I never thought I would be this happy and contented after what I have been through during the first 9 years of my married life. I never thought of working again because I am afraid of losing my family and that motherhood is a job itself, 24/7.
Raising 3 kids is stressful but fulfilling. I usually feel its reward whenever my baby boy would run to me because he is scared or hurt, or whenever he would ask for nobody but me when he’s sleepy, or whenever he would flash his sweet smile at me everytime he wakes up in the morning, or when he would repeatedly say out loud “mommy” to get my attention.
My lil gurl on the other hand would give me short notes, thanking me for taking care of her and her siblings and that she will love me forever. Everytime we have our small talks, she would tell me she would not leave me even if she has her own family in the future and that she would buy everything I want when she has a job already.
As for my eldest son, what touched me most was when he came home from school and hugged me so tight and said, ” Ma, thank you po ha?”. I asked what for. He said, “FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO LIVE..” I was so surprised by what he said..Un pala, they were taught about teenage pregnancy and abortion in their sex education at school. I was so touched by what he said. We hugged each other again. Teary-eyed, I told him it never crossed my mind to have him aborted even if I was only 19 then and even if it cost me my future because his dad and I love each other so much and that he is the product of that love. I hugged him tighter, letting my love for him flow through my arms. I would never forget that scene for the rest of my life.
I am so thankful to God for giving me such loving and caring children. Now I am having my 4th baby. There are some people who tell me to have ligation but I told them nope..I would gladly accept and raise every child that God would entrust to me and my hubby, primarily because of my experiences with my kids now.
A man of God once said to me that EVERY CHILD IS A BLESSING. Well, we’ve been blessed 4 times now,isn’t it great?
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2 Responses to “Mom of Four”
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Luisa Says: January 27th, 2007 at 4:00 am I truly admire you, Annavi! Yes, you are so blessed! I was touched by what you wrote and I could almost picture you and your son hugging each other. God has His Plans for each of us. He has given us our own roles. I can say that you are playing your role well. May you continue to touch other people’s lives by being you – a daughter, a sister, a Wife and most of all – A Mother!
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Mari-Len Says: May 6th, 2007 at 7:36 am This post is full of love for family…you are right motherhood is a job in itself- a very difficult one but it has its rewards. keep posting blogs you write well and you inspire people through this, okay? be healthy, be happy!
Back in 2005, my nieces introduced Friendster to me. They told me to sign up for this social media networking site so that I could have my own account. They did it well, just for the sake of having me post testimonials to their profiles. I got hooked up after I discovered that I have a lot of friends, classmates and schoolmates who are also into Friendster. That was the start of me getting net savvy. For almost 3 years I would always spend the day updating my profile, uploading pictures and searching for friends. It is for me a way of getting in touch with my friends, keeping them posted of how I am living my everyday life.
When my husband decided to get an optional retirement and work for a commercial airline in 2007, I had my taste of real civilian life for the first time. All benefits of living inside military basecamp were cut off. We have to pay the bills on time or else electricity and water supply will be due for disconnection. We also purchased a condominium since we don’t want to waste money paying rent. Hubby went on training with Philippine Airlines for 3 months. During those months, I got so stressed out with all the bills and our monthly amortization. Life has turned upside down for me since I am now living in the real world full of bills. I felt useless having to just look at him paying all our obligations without contributing anything to the family income. For the first time in my life, I was determined to look for a job and help him out with the expenses. I told him about my idea of getting a job but then he said no. He doesn’t want me to leave the children alone under the care of the nannies since Annika, our youngest is just one year old then. We had a marriage-threatening fight since I have this strong urge to get a job and make myself useful. Somehow I got tired of spending my days watching telenovelas and giving out instructions to our helpers. I want to be productive! I want to prove to myself that I am still that smart career woman I used to dream of before I got married.
Days passed and we still have this cold war and the bills are still piling up. I spent my days infront of the computer, again updating my Friendster account and just browsing the internet for information on anything I can think of..That was the time when I just got the idea of looking for work on the internet since it is the medium for advertising. I typed in jobs at the search box and viola! I stumbled upon the magic keywords: HOMEBASED JOBS. All hurt gone when I informed hubby about it.. I was too excited that I forgot we were not on speaking terms. He was too happy also to even talk about our major fight. He was just so glad that our disagreement had finally come to an end. Now I am fulfilling my dreams without defying my husband..WORK-AT-HOME-MOM I became.
