These videos are supposed to be wholesome/thankful but they always leave me feeling iffy. No parent should ever have to choose between staying with their child or financially supporting their child. Sad to see that this is so normalized in some countries that ppl don't even think this is wrong.
At least she's getting paid, so what if she had to sacrifice her bond with her own daughter for it? The daughter also has a happier and easier life thanks to that, who cares then. Children are so selfish smh.
Some of you guys are really worrying me... y'all do know this is economic exploitation?? It doesn't matter how well she is being treated she shouldn't have to leave her country and child behind for a livable wage
She shouldn’t, but that’s just how it is in Southeast Asia (except sg… lucky fucks ugh). Many ppl don’t make a good enough wage so the ones that can, have to resort to these kinda stuff
She shouldn’t, but that’s just how it is in Southeast Asia (except sg… lucky fucks ugh). Many ppl don’t make a good enough wage so the ones that can, have to resort to these kinda stuff Ariya
I know that's my issue with the post, using the sacrifice of her nanny as some sort of wholesome thing when it's a mother forced by the economy in her country to live her baby behind
This is really common in countries and yes it is kinda ’weird’. Its what some ppl HAVE to do. Just like one of the other replies said, it’s very difficult to find good paying jobs in the ph especially if you don’t have a degree so yeaa it couldve been like their only option (since the wages aren’t high in ph either).
I know that the problem is trying to make it look like something wholesome and not exploitation GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
Yea its like definitely not wholesome but I wouldn’t really call it exploitation either Ig? It’d be worse if they got a low paying job that’s not enough to sustain their family in the ph than if they get a job farther away that is good to to keep their family up.
Sorry im replying under u @glorious gonna have to correct you there. While it's true a lot of our OFW (oversea Filipino workers) gets often abused and exploited by foreigners, it's in our culture and if not, most of their children understand. It's why Christmas is soooo important in the Philippines, and I kid you not. Mothers day and fathers day go beyond here. These workers are seen as a hero by majority. They're beloved by their own children, because in the Philippines it's honestly important for their child to graduate college. Their kids are often okay, with internet it's much more easier they keep in touch. It is sad and honestly they shouldn't do this, because it's corruption of the government as well not giving many filos appropriate jobs wage.
I have a guardian myself who's OFW, I'm okay with my guardian not being able to be there for me, but it's already amazing enough they try to be home for my birthdays and graduations. It's motivation for the kids to honestly pursue good things.
Sorry im replying under u @glorious gonna have to correct you there. While it's true a lot of our OFW (oversea Filipino workers) gets often abused and exploited by foreigners, it's in our culture and if not, mo... Hikyooeon
This story in particular can be seen as wholesome, many documentaries already happened with this and the OFW are actually happy they take care of kids. They're not always depressed. Most of them care about the kids they take care of.
Yea its like definitely not wholesome but I wouldn’t really call it exploitation either Ig? It’d be worse if they got a low paying job that’s not enough to sustain their family in the ph than if they get ... Ariya
Exploitation isn't limited to one employer underpaying or mistreating someone its also be systemic if someone has to leave their country and spend most of the year away from their child because wages at home aren't enough to survive, that's economic exploitation.
Exploitation isn't limited to one employer underpaying or mistreating someone its also be systemic if someone has to leave their country and spend most of the year away from their child because wages at home ar... GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
Hmm that is true, I get what you're talking about. That’s not the fault of the creator tho but rather the country’s
This is very common in my country. Finding a high paying job is difficult for those who are degree holders but could you imagine how hard it is for those who only finish highschool?
My neighbors has properties they managed to buy while working as a nanny. That isn’t the look of an underpaid nanny. And how lucky that she can go back home four times a year on a paid leave.
Exactly though, I wish people don't just see OFW as victims, some of them chose this for a better life. While it's true corruption and all that shit does things, but genuinely some dreams this. Some try to graduate college to just do that. Since US currency is much higher than PHP. This is a dream for many people, so reducing it to that is kinda sad. They've studied and stuff for it.
Exactly though, I wish people don't just see OFW as victims, some of them chose this for a better life. While it's true corruption and all that shit does things, but genuinely some dreams this. Some try to grad... Hikyooeon
I don't see OFWs as "just victims," and I don't think choosing to become one means they weren't making the best decision available to them those aren't contradictory ideas people absolutely study, work hard, and intentionally pursue overseas jobs because they offer opportunities they can't get at home. But ask yourself why that's the dream. Why is the goal to leave your family, your community, and sometimes your children behind? It's because the economic conditions at home often don't provide the same chance at a stable life choosing the best option available doesn't mean the circumstances that made it the best option are fair. They can be proud of their achievements, the employer can treat them well but the broader system can still be failing them.
Exactly though, I wish people don't just see OFW as victims, some of them chose this for a better life. While it's true corruption and all that shit does things, but genuinely some dreams this. Some try to grad... Hikyooeon
I’m actually an ofw. My family are getting older. I’m very much happy with my job and I don’t regret it. If I wait for the government to fix the system, we will be starving. What’s the use of being able to take care of your child if you can’t provide the best for them. We have to make sacrifices not for the government but for ourselves.
I don't see OFWs as "just victims," and I don't think choosing to become one means they weren't making the best decision available to them those aren't contradictory ideas people absolutely study, work hard, an... GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
fr bro sad to think that Filipinos need to leave their country js to have a stable life. all cuz these politicians needa put themselves first, stealing all the taxes and halfassing their responsibilities and lowk half of the Filipino population are dumbasses that always vote for unqualified candidates that's why ph remains a third world country
I don't see OFWs as "just victims," and I don't think choosing to become one means they weren't making the best decision available to them those aren't contradictory ideas people absolutely study, work hard, an... GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
Correct your wording too, whoever said leaving behind your family and community is the goal. T.T The dream is to be able to support them, and being an OFW is simply the best course of action for that dream to be achieved if the systems put at home is failing them.
Correct your wording too, whoever said leaving behind your family and community is the goal. T.T The dream is to be able to support them, and being an OFW is simply the best course of action for that dream to b... Hyuuka
That's literally the point I've been making i never said their dream is to leave their family the dream is to provide for their family, and because the system at home fails them, leaving becomes the best or only viable option that's exactly why i called it systemic exploitation the issue isn't that they're choosing to work overseas or that every employer is exploitative the issue is that people are put in a position where they have to spend years away from their loved ones just to earn a decent living.
fr bro sad to think that Filipinos need to leave their country js to have a stable life. all cuz these politicians needa put themselves first, stealing all the taxes and halfassing their responsibilities and lo... ___
Well Filipinos aren't the only ones always voting against their own interests atp the median voter hates themselves and loves making their lives harder
it's unfortunately very common in ph. so many of those overseas workers share their stories on how their own children don't even recognize them anymore when they come home. but there's no other choice cuz the government in our country is so shit so many ppl needa go abroad js to make ends meet for their families
Yeah but the issue is that she literally can not raise her child because she's being exploited GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
It’s not really being exploited to work for payment. Maybe if she was underpaid or overworked, but from this image alone you can’t assume that…. People do get exploited, but calling this it is kind of wild
Yeah but the issue is that she literally can not raise her child because she's being exploited GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
Doing this kind of job especially overseas is 100% optional but probably the best choice to receive good income so please dont hate to much on the guy in the video its not his entire fault. If ur concern is that she can not raise her child by herself and is seperated from them because she needs this kind of work it really is the governments fault for not being financially supportive to families like these, thats why they have to resort to jobs like these to make ends meet. Basically what Silver_Soul said
Yeah but the issue is that she literally can not raise her child because she's being exploited GLORIOUSKINGKABRU
you act like it's the employer's fault? she's being paid to nanny and even has paid 4 months leave in a year. if she wanted to, she could leave but irl leaving a stable job that pays well and assuming can supplement her and her kids ain;t really a best bet, no? Overseas workers are common specially from third world countries cause lifestyle and job opportunities in their home country ain't enough and is not exploitation but a faulty system. look up the meaning of exploitation and see if it includes paid 4 months leave anywhere, i'll wait. she literally cannot raise her child because she's being employed overseas.
you act like it's the employer's fault? she's being paid to nanny and even has paid 4 months leave in a year. if she wanted to, she could leave but irl leaving a stable job that pays well and assuming can suppl... Hyuuka
Omg are you guys okay?? You're focusing on whether this employer treats her well, but that's not the point. A woman having to leave her own country because local wages aren't enough to support herself and her child is a form of economic exploitation. The fact that this employer gives her four months of paid leave is good, and they deserve credit for that. But it doesn't change the underlying reality that she had to spend most of the year separated from her baby just to earn a livable income. No one is saying the employer is evil. It's weird that the poster is trying to make her nanny leaving her baby behind for a well paying job is wholesome
you act like it's the employer's fault? she's being paid to nanny and even has paid 4 months leave in a year. if she wanted to, she could leave but irl leaving a stable job that pays well and assuming can suppl... Hyuuka
Reading back, it looks like this guy problem is mainly that the person in the video makes it sound like the situation is something like wholesome when in context its actually really sad
It’s not really being exploited to work for payment. Maybe if she was underpaid or overworked, but from this image alone you can’t assume that…. People do get exploited, but calling this it is kind of wil... KING_SVKII
Exploitation isn't limited to one employer underpaying or mistreating someone its also be systemic if someone has to leave their country and spend most of the year away from their child because wages at home aren't enough to survive, that's economic exploitation.
Reading back, it looks like this guy problem is mainly that the person in the video makes it sound like the situation is something like wholesome when in context its actually really sad sam
ive seen so many of these videos w people showing their nannies that raised them and all I can think about is the children waiting for their mother to come home
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These videos are supposed to be wholesome/thankful but they always leave me feeling iffy. No parent should ever have to choose between staying with their child or financially supporting their child. Sad to see that this is so normalized in some countries that ppl don't even think this is wrong.
Looking at these comments I see it's very normalized
At least she's getting paid, so what if she had to sacrifice her bond with her own daughter for it? The daughter also has a happier and easier life thanks to that, who cares then. Children are so selfish smh.
Fuck them kids huh
"Children are expendable." - Kurt Cobrain
That's why he's dead
Don't be rude, I loved his hit single "Leaving My Child (To Raise a Different One Instead)" so much.
Some of you guys are really worrying me... y'all do know this is economic exploitation?? It doesn't matter how well she is being treated she shouldn't have to leave her country and child behind for a livable wage
Why didn't she just take her daughter with her then? Checkmate, communist.
She shouldn’t, but that’s just how it is in Southeast Asia (except sg… lucky fucks ugh). Many ppl don’t make a good enough wage so the ones that can, have to resort to these kinda stuff
I'm actually a feudalist neo liberal neo centrist radfem
I know that's my issue with the post, using the sacrifice of her nanny as some sort of wholesome thing when it's a mother forced by the economy in her country to live her baby behind
Said that out loud and all my furniture started moving, send help
This is really common in countries and yes it is kinda ’weird’. Its what some ppl HAVE to do. Just like one of the other replies said, it’s very difficult to find good paying jobs in the ph especially if you don’t have a degree so yeaa it couldve been like their only option (since the wages aren’t high in ph either).
I know that the problem is trying to make it look like something wholesome and not exploitation
Yea its like definitely not wholesome but I wouldn’t really call it exploitation either Ig? It’d be worse if they got a low paying job that’s not enough to sustain their family in the ph than if they get a job farther away that is good to to keep their family up.
Sorry im replying under u @glorious gonna have to correct you there. While it's true a lot of our OFW (oversea Filipino workers) gets often abused and exploited by foreigners, it's in our culture and if not, most of their children understand. It's why Christmas is soooo important in the Philippines, and I kid you not. Mothers day and fathers day go beyond here. These workers are seen as a hero by majority. They're beloved by their own children, because in the Philippines it's honestly important for their child to graduate college. Their kids are often okay, with internet it's much more easier they keep in touch. It is sad and honestly they shouldn't do this, because it's corruption of the government as well not giving many filos appropriate jobs wage.
I have a guardian myself who's OFW, I'm okay with my guardian not being able to be there for me, but it's already amazing enough they try to be home for my birthdays and graduations. It's motivation for the kids to honestly pursue good things.
This story in particular can be seen as wholesome, many documentaries already happened with this and the OFW are actually happy they take care of kids. They're not always depressed. Most of them care about the kids they take care of.
Exploitation isn't limited to one employer underpaying or mistreating someone its also be systemic if someone has to leave their country and spend most of the year away from their child because wages at home aren't enough to survive, that's economic exploitation.
Hmm that is true, I get what you're talking about. That’s not the fault of the creator tho but rather the country’s
The problem with the creator is making it look like a wholesome thing it's weird
Yess I think it’s weird too how its seen as “wholesome” when in reality, they have to do it
This is very common in my country. Finding a high paying job is difficult for those who are degree holders but could you imagine how hard it is for those who only finish highschool?
My neighbors has properties they managed to buy while working as a nanny. That isn’t the look of an underpaid nanny. And how lucky that she can go back home four times a year on a paid leave.
Exactly though, I wish people don't just see OFW as victims, some of them chose this for a better life. While it's true corruption and all that shit does things, but genuinely some dreams this. Some try to graduate college to just do that. Since US currency is much higher than PHP. This is a dream for many people, so reducing it to that is kinda sad. They've studied and stuff for it.
I don't see OFWs as "just victims," and I don't think choosing to become one means they weren't making the best decision available to them those aren't contradictory ideas people absolutely study, work hard, and intentionally pursue overseas jobs because they offer opportunities they can't get at home. But ask yourself why that's the dream. Why is the goal to leave your family, your community, and sometimes your children behind? It's because the economic conditions at home often don't provide the same chance at a stable life choosing the best option available doesn't mean the circumstances that made it the best option are fair. They can be proud of their achievements, the employer can treat them well but the broader system can still be failing them.
I’m actually an ofw. My family are getting older. I’m very much happy with my job and I don’t regret it. If I wait for the government to fix the system, we will be starving. What’s the use of being able to take care of your child if you can’t provide the best for them. We have to make sacrifices not for the government but for ourselves.
fr bro sad to think that Filipinos need to leave their country js to have a stable life. all cuz these politicians needa put themselves first, stealing all the taxes and halfassing their responsibilities and lowk half of the Filipino population are dumbasses that always vote for unqualified candidates that's why ph remains a third world country
Correct your wording too, whoever said leaving behind your family and community is the goal. T.T The dream is to be able to support them, and being an OFW is simply the best course of action for that dream to be achieved if the systems put at home is failing them.
That's literally the point I've been making i never said their dream is to leave their family the dream is to provide for their family, and because the system at home fails them, leaving becomes the best or only viable option that's exactly why i called it systemic exploitation the issue isn't that they're choosing to work overseas or that every employer is exploitative the issue is that people are put in a position where they have to spend years away from their loved ones just to earn a decent living.
Well Filipinos aren't the only ones always voting against their own interests atp the median voter hates themselves and loves making their lives harder
it's unfortunately very common in ph. so many of those overseas workers share their stories on how their own children don't even recognize them anymore when they come home. but there's no other choice cuz the government in our country is so shit so many ppl needa go abroad js to make ends meet for their families
We need world wide revolutions fast
i mean they are doing it for their own children tho. they need money to raise their own children. maybe this was the best opportunity she had.
Yeah but the issue is that she literally can not raise her child because she's being exploited
It’s not really being exploited to work for payment. Maybe if she was underpaid or overworked, but from this image alone you can’t assume that…. People do get exploited, but calling this it is kind of wild
Doing this kind of job especially overseas is 100% optional but probably the best choice to receive good income so please dont hate to much on the guy in the video its not his entire fault. If ur concern is that she can not raise her child by herself and is seperated from them because she needs this kind of work it really is the governments fault for not being financially supportive to families like these, thats why they have to resort to jobs like these to make ends meet. Basically what Silver_Soul said
you act like it's the employer's fault? she's being paid to nanny and even has paid 4 months leave in a year. if she wanted to, she could leave but irl leaving a stable job that pays well and assuming can supplement her and her kids ain;t really a best bet, no? Overseas workers are common specially from third world countries cause lifestyle and job opportunities in their home country ain't enough and is not exploitation but a faulty system. look up the meaning of exploitation and see if it includes paid 4 months leave anywhere, i'll wait. she literally cannot raise her child because she's being employed overseas.
Omg are you guys okay?? You're focusing on whether this employer treats her well, but that's not the point. A woman having to leave her own country because local wages aren't enough to support herself and her child is a form of economic exploitation. The fact that this employer gives her four months of paid leave is good, and they deserve credit for that. But it doesn't change the underlying reality that she had to spend most of the year separated from her baby just to earn a livable income. No one is saying the employer is evil. It's weird that the poster is trying to make her nanny leaving her baby behind for a well paying job is wholesome
Reading back, it looks like this guy problem is mainly that the person in the video makes it sound like the situation is something like wholesome when in context its actually really sad
Exploitation isn't limited to one employer underpaying or mistreating someone its also be systemic if someone has to leave their country and spend most of the year away from their child because wages at home aren't enough to survive, that's economic exploitation.
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yeah thats a sad thing. the govt is at fault and we should blame the govt for it but we also should appreciate whatever she is doing for her child.
ive seen so many of these videos w people showing their nannies that raised them and all I can think about is the children waiting for their mother to come home
Literally like no matter how well the nanny is being treated she still had to live her baby behind ??