Write-A-Thon Challenge 2.0

Entry 02 - "My Wonder Mom"

"SIYA AMING ILAW AT HALIGI NG TAHANAN"
Written By: _mnnty_

Sabi nga nila walang ina ang hindi kayang tiisin ang anak at hindi mahal ang kanyang anak. Totoo naman talaga. At tayo'y nagbubulag-bulagan doon o sadyang nabulag lang tayo tignan ang katotohanan dahil nabilog na tayo ng kamalian.

I am Sachi, hindi ako kagaya ng mga anak na babae na malambing sa kanilang ina. I am brat? Maldita, sumasagot, in short I am not a good daugher nor a person. Well, lahat naman tayo may mga bad sides sa sarili natin but who knows that little good side on us right? It's our mom.

Hindi ako lakwatserong bata, I stayed at home and done nothing and waste my time scrolling on my phone, watching kdramas, playing games, all day at my room. Halos di na naliligo. But who's there to remind you? It's our mom.

"Kumain kana!"

"Tanghali na nakahiga ka pa dyan!"

"Iyong ibang tao marami ng nagawa sa umaga tapos ikaw dyan nakahiga! Bumangon ka na nga dyan ang baho mo na!"

"Maglinis kana!"

"Maglaba ka!"

Pero ano bang ginagawa natin after hearing her sermon? Tagos kabilang tenga lang when all they want just our good but we keep on wasting our time and disobeyed her.

"Ma, walang shampoo.."

"Ma, pabili ng libro.."

"Ma, pabili nito..."

"Ma, may bayarin kam.."

"Ma, wala pang plantsa yong uniporme ko..."

"Ma, masakit tiyan ko."

"Ma, masakit ang katawan ko."

"Ma, masama ang pakiramdam ko..."

Do you remember those lines? Iyan lagi ang sinasabi natin tuwing tayo naman ang nangangailangan. At andyan lagi ang ina natin para alagaan tayo kahit matanda na tayo.

But why do we keep on doing it? Disobeying them?

Kasi anak tayo. Kasi nakadepende pa tayo sa kanya. Kasi mahal tayo ng ina natin kasi alam nating di niya tayo matitiis. We are taking advantage of it without even doing productive every morning and you were sharing on facebook that you want her a good life? But how can you do that when you were lying down there doing nothing? Not studying! Cheating!

"Dae pano nga 'to. Gusto kong magpicture.."

I was on my bed lying while holding my phone when mom asked me. Lazily, I stood up and told her how to use the phone and how to take pictures.

"Dae pano 'to? Gawan mo nga ako facebook. Tapos picturan mo ako iyong maganda ha."

"Ma nanonood ako kdrama... Kaya mo na yan."

Then tomorrow maaga siyang gigising kasi para magluto while us sleeping soundly. Todo kayod si mama since siya lang mag-isang tumataguyod sa amin. While my two brothers were helping her on our little business na sakto lang ang kita mapalamon kami. Then sa gabi na kami makakapag-usap pero dahil nakatutok kami lagi sa selpon diretso na lang siya tulog.

"Pagod na ako! Alam niyo ba yon! Iniwan na tayo ng ama mo! Iniwan niya ako dahil sa hindi ko maalagaan ang sarili ko..."

I realized that day what she wants all the time. Time, love, care... Gusto niya ring magrelax kagaya ng ginagawa natin, gusto niya ring maalagaan gaya ng gusto natin, gusto niyang mapagsilbihan, gusto niyang gumanda rin, gusto niya ring gumanda ang katawan niya gaya ng gusto natin. Pero as a mother sa anak niya na lang niya iyon binibigay. As a mother, di na niya iyon nagagawa.

She wanted that to atleast be proud at maipamukha sa lalaking nang-iwan sa amin na nakaya niya kaming buhayin, na masaya kami- siya, na maayos ang buhay namin, na hindi na kami naghihirap.

"Oo na, maglalaba na.." lagi talaga ako ganyan sumagot. Ewan ba I cant be sweet. Hindi kasi ako lumaking ganoon.

"Iyan o, lumulubo na rin ang mukha mo. Kumain ka kasi lagi! Inumin niyo yang vitamins na binili ko..." hindi kasi ako mataba at payatot.

She will do everything just to feed us para maging maganda ang katawan namin at malusog. Bumibili yan lagi ng prutas, saging, mansanas. Ganoon niya kami kamahal kahit nahihirapan na siya

I want to help her, I want God to protect her and ler be healthy para masaksihan pa niya ang gusto niyang masaksihan ang makita kaming maayos na ang buhay. I want her also live a luxurious life. And one day...

"Ma engineer na ako!"

"Ma, may business na si kuya!"

"Ma, teacher na si ate!"

"Ma, graduate na si bunso!"

And witness her smile and breathe deeply. Knowing how far we all go until we reached those dreams.

I do not have a luxurious life like you all have, don't have a happy family, nice house, complete family, stable work of parents, but one thing I want to promise my mom that I will let her witness those luxury one day.

"Dito lalagyan natin ng malaking cabinet.."

"Tapos lalagyan natin ng double-deck."

"Dito lagyan natin ng tiles.."

"Mangarap pa kayo, libre naman." masayang tugon ni mama sa amin habang nakaupo kami sa lumang sofa namin.

Mangangarap kami ma, at aabutin namin yan. Konting tiis na lang ilang taon na lang, may gagraduate na sa amin. At gagraduate kaming lahat at magkakaroon ng stable job.

"Bibili kami ng lupa.."

"For family purpose.. Dapat magkatabi-tabi tayo ng bahay.."

"Magpapatayo tayo ng business, ilalago natin ang business natin."

"Magpapatayo ako ng hotel.."

On that day, one place, the same time, the same moment we shared laughters sharing our dreams. Kasi nga daw walang masamang mangarap.

My mom doesn't wear a cape, my mom is not like those superheroes who saved billions of life, but she is the person who carry heavy things just to feed her family. Inako lahat ng dapat ginagawa ng isang ama. She's our parent. A mom and dad to us. We don't need anyone to stay besides us, we only need each other to achieve our dream goals, dream house, dream jobs, dream business.

And I don't need to share it on facebook how much I love my mom, because God knows how much I truly want to sacrifice my life for our wonder mom. And we will fly together and one day share our experiences sitting on that very old sofa. Same time, same moment, same laughters.