This is so touching to hear from a mother's perspective. When one of my Dad's friends from the US, asked kung pwede magpasundo and makitulog overnight sa amin (before sya umuwi sa province the following day), nagulat sya because I accompanied my Dad. Never daw gagawin sa kanya ng daughter nya yun. Makipagmeet nga lang daw for lunch date, hindi na pumapayag ang anak nya kasi hassle to drive and may mga aasikasuhin kahit weekend. So halos hindi sya pinagbibigyan ng daughter nya na makipagmeet and kwentuhan. And naiinggit daw sya na I went out of my way na umuwi sa bahay ng parents ko ng 10pm para lang may kasama ang Dad ko magdrive hanggang madaling araw, kahit nagre-rent naman ako mag-isa. Naiyak ako kasi mejo naiiyak din sya because one his regrets is hindi sila close ng daughter nya. Nagtry naman daw sya pero iba ang naging upbringing and peer influence ng daughter nya in America. Whereas, ako, is hindi naman need pakiusapan pero once nalaman ko na mag-isa Dad ko, I just did it out of love. I just felt sad na his sacrifices seem to be repayed with indifference and he seemed to be a malambing Dad who tries to keep in touch with his daughter. Pero ang Dad ko is sobrang tahimik lang and hindi malambing, yet we often keep in touch and update each other with our ganap in life and whenever we meet, kahit madalas naman, I still hug him and my Mom na para bang years kami hindi nagkikita. Anyway, my parents have both already passed on and I'm glad that I did the things I did and that my brother and I spoilt them with local and international travels and concerts and even material things (even luxury bags like LV na they didn't ask for but were happy to receive), kasi maigsi lang pala ang ibinigay sa kanila na buhay. ❤ They didn't even get to retire because they passed away at ages 59 and 61. But I'm left eith so many wonderful memories with them that I can come back to until the end of my days.♥️ Sorry, napahaba ang kwento ko😅
awww! i love your story! thanks for sharing. You've been such a wonderful daughter, someone every parent would wish to have. I'm so sorry that you're parents passed away so soon. so appreciate your time watching and sharing.
Not all children are hard to raise up in America, even in the Philippines they’re hard raise and no manners at all cause by the social media. Let’s lift up everything to God when it comes to raising our children!
We are very thankful that our son turned out to be good, thanks to our parents, who give us time to ourselves while taking care of our son specially pag nasa work kami. My son’s bedroom is clean, and he does his own laundry.
May similarity nang konti situation natin, pareho din kaming nurse na mag asawa and we have an only son that we raised here in the US, ganyan din anak namin , when he finished high school we tried to influence him to take up medical field but instead he went into software engineering . I warned him to study hard and stay focused sa awa nang Diyos he was able to finish bachelor’s degree in software engineering, at that time job was scarce and experience is hard to come by so I pushed him to enlist in the Air Force. Since he joined the military he has been very disciplined that we were surprised that when he is home his room is very orderly and his bed is well made. He does his own laundry, fold and iron his own clothes and helps us do things at home. It was night and day coz before he mostly spends his day playing computer games and watching anime movies and his room was so messy. Total transformation and I am so thankful that I pushed him to join. Now he loves his job in the Air Force and he has been traveling a lot mostly overseas for his assignments.
That crossed my mind, too. What if my son joins the service? It would probably change and structure his life too. So glad to hear things turned oiut so well for your son. thanks for watching!!
this is how i am with my children. i dont have a high salary so kids took a loan fr the govt. oldest got 2 bachelors n the youngest last yr in university. very thankful they take their studies seriously. also, i said to them for you to save money, stay home everything is free. enjoyed watching your vlog, salamat.
I relate to most of your experiences as a family. Our first son, who is now 27, just recently moved in with his gf of 6 years last May. Shortly after that happened, two people close to me, my father and a friend, advised me to have a conversation with my son about his future intentions with his girlfriend. So I did, over brunch on Mother's day. I told him that the girl in a long-term relationship, especially a live-in situation, is always at a disadvantage, and so forth. As parents, we were glad to know of their plans to wed in two years. With that said, things can change in the future, of course, only God knows.
My son moved out last year at the age of 27. He and his white girlfriend bought a house of their own. He told me he's proposing next month and looking forward to their wedding very soon.
This video made me teary eyed. I have A, one, son. Emphasize 1! He is our world. But as he gets older, he wants to claim his independence. As hard as it is, I must slowly let go so he can grow to be the man God intended him to be and not what I want him to me. He is a good son, respectful, kind and loving. So in that sense my husband and I did our job. But it is still hard to let you. 😢
So true, actually comparing their generations to ours, ang laki ng difference. Tama ka Ate G, keep on saving. Kasi hindi tayo forever healthy and forever wealthy👍🏼 Pwede ka ng gumawa ng short movie, you are so great. Ang sarap pakinggan ng voice mo😍😊🥰
Nice ate Gi, I really love your blog, very informative, transparent and honest experienced. Continue to share those kind of videos. More power po ate Gi.
15 yrs old po ako ng pumunta ng US..iba talaga pag lumaki mga bata sa US...mga anak ko parang ganyan din but tinuruan ko pa din sila ng ugaling pinoy...now im 65 retired na..enjoy na lang talaga..salamat sa video po.
Na encapsulate po ninyo ang buhay ng mga pinoy sa amerika. Saktong sakto po ang kuwento ng buhay ninyo sa amin. Halos lahat ng pinoy na nandito, ganyan na ganyan din po ang mga kuwento! I agree with your thoughts and observations sa mga anak! Parehas na parehas po!
I feel you po, nakakalungkot lang ma compare mo yung mga batang laking pilipinas kesa dito , mas close ang family and that is what i miss . Love your channel napaka calming ng iyong boses nakaka relax .
Salamat po Ate Gi for sharing your story on how you raised your children in US. Meron din kaming mga kids maliliit pa sila 4 and 5 years old. Ramdam ko yung sadness na someday alam namin na aalis din sila sa bahay and will be independent at wala kaming magagawa mag asawa kundi to support them on their own life journey. Sa amin naman we are raising our kids as bilingual, purong tagalog ang usapan namin sa bahay. We made it a rule na pag asa bahay tagalog dapat mag usap. Kahit na nag start na sila mag school very fluent silang dalawa pareho sa tagalog. We hope lang na sana as they grow and more exposed sa school ay ma maintain namin pagka fluent nila sa tagalog.
that is great! keep at it. i've seen kids born and raised here who can talk tagalog fluently. enjoy your time with your young kids. thanks for watching!
Love your vlogs! It’s a reality check on almost everyone who migrated to the USA at a later age. Indeed there is no place like home. We too are in the process of making plans for retirement but it’s still a long way but your videos help a lot in planning for it. Thank you! ❤
Ate G i’m so happy i found your channel and please continue sharing your videos as they are my therapy to help me fight boredom (home bound and living with multiple sclerosis) god bless
Love this vlog! Calm, no pretension, and classy. You did a great job raising your kids. It’s a different generation. M learning from my Gen Z grandkids. Watching from Palm Springs, California 🇺🇸
This is so true. I have a 13 yr old son and a 10 y.o daughter. Good thing before kami Umalis ng Pinas me and my wife were able to instill Filipino values sa kanila and they are good kids. Just turned 2yrs here in the United States 🇺🇸 this June and while watching your videos nakaka iyak. Me and my wife are also both RN’s. Watched your videos and i’m learning a lot.
Hi Gigi It's Becky Lozada.. so nice to bump into your yt channel.. I started watching your channel and I loved it. You have a gift of storytelling so clear, simple, straight forward, so honest and no bragging, You tell it as it is. You have been living here in the States and I can see you still value our culture. Hope to see you again in Vegas. Best regards.
Great insight to parenting Ma'am. I think for filipino parents here in the US, the ultimate struggle is how to preserve being a filipino but still adapting to American culture. My personal perspective is we need to take all the good in both cultures. We can not completely live as an American as we were raised differently but it does not mean that their ways are wrong or is the only right way. As parents, teaching our kids the right values should be universal, and the best we can hope is that our kids will turn out to be good human beings.
I can relate to everything you said in the video, because their teenage years were the hardest until they finished college. But once they had their own family and kids, they changed so much because they now can relate what we been thru . Now that we are retired , we enjoy babysitting our grandkids.
i love hearing grandparents say they're enjoying babysitting. I don't see myself being a grandma anytime soon, but i hope to enjoy my lola duties in the future. thanks for watching!
Nice content. Great editing as well. I see you were recently in Las Vegas. We were just there over the weekend. We're visiting from the Philippines, and we're enjoying our vacation so far.
Relatable ang kwento mo po. Now that may 18 year old na din ako, and a 14 year old. Nakita ko ang similarities nang family nyo sa amin. It has joys bringing children into this world but its true that as parents especially as a mom, marami ring sorrows na pinagdadaanan tayo because of our Children dahil iba talaga ang influences nang western culture sa kanila. Praying na someday ma realize nila ang Filipino Family Values na gusto sana natin na makuha nila at sana ma incorporate nila with their families someday.
I can relate to everything you discussed in your video. I’ve the same experiences with my kids while they were growing up here in the U.S. except that they still can understand and speak Tagalog and Ilonggo. I love your videos. Keep it up. Following…
Ang ganda po ng vlogs nyu very straight to reality my kids are still small but watching your vlogs makes me more convinced that everything is temporary.They are my life but I know someday I have to let them go and be a person who they wanna be.Thank you for sharing your wisdom as a mom.God bless po😇
anticipating that we need to let them go one day makes the pain a little less. Seeing them independent and self-sufficient will make you happy. that's how i felt. thanks for watching.
Everything you said is so true .I miss those days when I can plan a vacation with the family anytime I want .now iba na may kanya kanya na silang plans and super hirap na dahil sa schedule nila.
yes.. ate Gi is a very good narrator.... and a big plus is her gifted/soothing voice.... she reminds me of Tiya Dely, Helen Vela and Charo Santos of Philippine radio...
I love this content! Although I've chosen a different path by staying home and homeschooling with my husband's average earnings as a welding inspector, I could still relate to this. We had to give up material comfort to influence our children's formation and education. It wasn't easy, but it was the most rewarding decision we ever made!
I can relate sa dressing up. My son does the same thing and i hate seeing him not dressing up nicely. He likes to travel with friends also & enjoying single life first before settling down.
We raised 3 girls, all adults now but with BS degrees. They are still in our “payroll” as they decided to pursue professional programs, kaya nag papa alam pa naman sa amin 🙂. One day, ang isa nag paalam na pupunta sa bahay ng BF na puti (from another state) dahil invited siya sa family vacation nila. I said NO, that’s not how it works 😅. Sa atın kasi, ang lalaki ang pumupunta sa bahay ng babae, not the other way around. We can relate with everything you mentioned, lalo na yong kalat sa bedroom 😅
Really love you videos po. Keep them coming. I’m an RN here in Virginia Beach, VA and very informative and relatable po ng videos nyo. Ang soothing po ng voice nyo Ate Gi.
Love your videso. Subscribe to your channel a while ago and have looked forward to each new content you make. Your video editing has improved alot! Your storytelling is superb! Keep it coming 💯👍👍
Raised 2 girls born here, independent and very determined, frugal an resourceful. In their 20s and not fond of branded items, raised through thrifting. They gave us our independence as they are on their own. They have opposite personalities, but our love dont differ. Prayers and faith do make me strong.
Tita Gigi hugs! I love your vlogs, maka antig damdamin naman po yung ending nito! Marami po akong wisdom na natututunan sa inyo. Nurse din po ako dito sa Clearwater Florida, 40years old na po ako at pinag iipunan ko rin po retirement ko sa Pinas. God speed po lagi sa inyo!
Hi Ate Gi, I’m delighted to see your new vlog. Inaabangan ko palagi. I can relate to your stories . Honestly , your vlog made me force to sign~in sa RU-vid kahit medyo mabagal ako . Hindi kasi ako techie. I’m 74 yrs old and na-hooked sa RU-vid. I like the way you vlog , classy and fun to watch. We live in Coral Springs, FL since 1981 and my husband and I are not in the medical profession but eventually landed in good and stable companies. We have two kids and thankfully they are both in very good life situations. Thank God we are now enjoying a piece of American Pie. God bless and keep vlogging.
Thank you so much for your kind words. And for sharing your story. It’s a goal we have as well. We’ll get there soon, God willing. Please let me know about your channel. Three years ago, I knew nothing about content creation. Making RU-vid videos has been therapeutic for me. The flurry of video production somehow ebbs life’s worries. Thank you for following.
Relate dito te Gi.. medyo kinakabahan lang pag mas tumanda na mga anak ko.. Yung lalaki ko 13 na, nahahalikan at madalas pa mag hug ngayon, pag ka hug ko sya sinasabi ko sa kanya parati, “mamimiss ko to kasi pag lumaki ka di mo na ma hug si daddy, mahihiya ka na” sabi naman nya i-hug pa din nya ko madalas kahit matanda na sya. Sabi ko naman, sinasabi mo lang yan ngayon, but I will keep reminding you these words so when that time comes I can tell that I was right 😂. Pa guilty-hin ba😂. Dami kami relate sa kwento mo dito.. Thanks for sharing
Tita im watching from sydney, we are young family as well, i enjoy watching your videos cause we can relate living abroad, good luck po in your retirement🫰
my videos are therapeutic to me. i'm able to share and express what i feel without much details and hearing from viewers that they are able to relate provide comfort that i'm not alone. 🙂 thanks for your kind words.
True. Going back home nakita ko that some families tried to raise their children to be independent na rin specially those who could really afford and slowly adopting western culture mix with Filipino culture in high rise cities. Good thing i still children with good values of our culture. The reality is time and events are changing and kung ano yon nakikita ng iba gets influenced by trend.
I truly understand where you coming from. As a mom I just try my best to guide my children but at the end of the day like you said they are adult and they can think and make decisions for themselves na. Sometimes it’s hurts to see when they make mistakes but that’s how they learn and grow. If they are not making mistakes they are not living, growing and learning. Dahil we are continuously learning, improving ourselves even when we are adult na. Overall I agree with you. Enjoy lang ang buhay.
hello @Rosie_sincity - tama po kayo. enjoy lang tayo. Channel our energy somewhere fun and productive since napalaki na natin sila at ok na sila. Thanks for watching!
@@magenta7006 it's beginning to be popular here in the US where 3 generations live in the same house. The older can't afford to live independently. The sandwich generation can't afford the rising cost of housing. The younger generation are in need of better care! This is how we improve society!
Great video! I'm single, but help raised a niece. Prayer is the only thing I can help her with. Tulad ng nasa vid mo, lumaki ring matigas ang ulo, and feeling kaya na nila ang mundo,simply because they're earning their own money. 🙏🇵🇭💓
Hay, nako. Napaka bakya^ at ma-O. A. Haha. What a beautiful show. What's going to be different with us is we'll let our boy choose what career he wants, and study for it in the university of his choice. We hope he makes a good choice. This show is a gem. Someone in the family is gifted at film. Thank you.
I can relate most definitely, especially tayong mga pinoy. We always tried to do things right for them. There seemed to be a clashed in generations. It’s hard. We could only pray for the best 🙏
It’s the sad truth .As I watched this video I literally let my husband watched as well .We can relate this one especially we are in a foreign country and kids getting older .It’s true the love is there but it’s not same as we brought up by our elders before .❤❤❤
Hi. It lessens my pain when people like you can relate to my videos. It lets me know that I'm not alone, that I didn't fail in my role as a mom. Salamat po!
hello po, bigla po lumabas sa feed ko yung vlog nyo na ito, ang ganda po ng boses nyo hehe. ang ganda ng content. im a new mom of a 7mos old baby girl. naiisip ko na din po namin magasawa pano palalakihin si baby dito sa canada. madmi po ako worries dahil iba na dn po generations ngayon. kami po batang 80's at 90's lumaki. sb nila madali maka adapt ang mga kids if gusto bilingual sila, hoping to see more contents mo. btw im a nurse too sa pinas but here in Canada, bank teller na po ako. ang layo po db hehe
ate gi salamat naman sa video mo. Alam mo takot din ako para sa mga anak ko lalo na bunso kong lalaki nasa grade 11 siya and you know the environment here talaga iba. Every sunday j make sure nakakasimba kami. Sana hindi magbago mga anak ko. ❤
I feel you, EVERYTHING you said. We grew up with the same values. And I'm also going through exactly what you're going through with your daughter. I have no choice but to accept that they'll live in with their significant other. The sad thing is, unlike you, I cannot say that the guy my daughter is living in with and might someday marry is a good person. I pray that someday my blindly-in-love daughter will really see through this guy who has no qualms stealing (he stole a diamond ring in our own home where he was always welcomed and treated well, and worse, he used that same ring he stole to propose to her), has no qualms pretending (nurse daw nanay niya, e hindi nga nakatapos mag-aral at walang trabaho), and has no qualms lying when caught in the pretension. Sadder still is the fact that even if he's Filipino, his parents don't have much good values to model for him. No wonder he has no qualms about stealing, pretending or lying.... his own parents used their children's social security numbers for whatever fraudulent stuff they got themselves into.
I can understand where you’re coming from and your frustration. But one thing I have learned through all of this is that our children are not our own. We try to equip them with the skills and values that will allow them to live a good and productive life. Where they take that is up to them. We can only be there for them. Thank you so much for sharing.
Relate much para kming katulong ng Asawa ko sa bahay sa tatlo nming Anak hahaha.Pero aircon at wala maganda na yung may pinagsisilbihan ka kaysa wala hehehe❤❤❤Mga Anak ko dati sabihin bkit aayusin hihigaan rin nman sa gabi.Tama nga nman hahaah mga pasaway,Anak kung babae di ako pumapasok Asawa ko at tinutubuan me ng sungay😂😂Then mga Anak ko nman ayaw umalis sa bahay 18 na bunso nmin.Pero kasi sabi ko sa kanila hanggang kaya nyong makisama sa amin dito lang kyo sa bahay.Kasi di ko rin alam kung kaya ko silang i let go😔😔.Yung aso nmin makulit pero sabi ko sa Asawa ko mabuti pa aso ntin kumakawag ang buntot pagdating nmin hahaha.Wala nmang naglilive in pa sa mga Anak ko pero alot of similarity nakaka relate ako hahaha.Thank you Te Gi 99% relate me duon lang sa live in tyo magkaiba wala pang gumagawa sa Anak ko hahaha.At yung wala silang balak umalis sa bahay which is favored to me at di ko ma imagine ang pakiramdam nagkaka anxiety ako isipin ko palang hahaha
Well said. Iba talaga. I have 2 daughters. Both are so Americanized, but the younger one has more pusong Pinoy. She's more appreciative & proud of being Pinoy. While the older one is the opposite.
it's amazing how the same upbringing produces 2 different types of personalities, no? ganun din kami ng sister ko. we're very different. thanks for watching!!
Thank u for sharing my son like ur son amboy❤ kids same values and culture and tradition but I want my son to learned my language study he's own tagalog❤ now I wil teach him ilonggo yes the advantage is still God first ❤ur very blessed am.a single mom and been homeless almost 3 yrs with my son all motels in LA we stayed 💖 buy survivor as a mother ges my last Cards I had 5 children grown up and 2 grandchildren. BUT GO GO GO LNG NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AAND ALL THIS THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO U❤❤❤❤
I love your video very calamado ka kung masalita and same here what you experience to your kids. Ayaw pa Nila mag asawa have 35 yrs old man daughter she’s living with the boyfriend for 2 yrs they got a house 2 yrs ago Everytime I see my daughter Ang ask ko where’s my grand kids? Ang sagot Nya mom when where young u said don’t have a baby now naman I’ve been asking where’s my grand kids Mahirap man sa atin as a parents we need to embrace it Ang kinalakihan nila dito sa US
😭😭I was watching and started to cry..I am very close to my kids, I gave up everything my work just to take care of them, to the point that I even forget about myself. I’m scared to know that they are living me someday, and I feel that to my daughter.. since she’s soon nasa Senior na sya. It’s just hard.
oh, don't cry. We do have to let go sooner or later. and when you see them successful and self sufficient, you'll feel that you've done you're job right. thanks for watching!!
