Since the Philippine Independence Day will be celebrated on the 12th of June, please allow me to share this story regarding independence.
After being hired to a teaching position, I know that my daughter will have to stay in the place where she will work to ensure she will be able to come to class on time. In our place, the start of class is usually 7:30 Am and the teacher should come earlier than that. Actually, I work in the same place but I can manage to travel back and forth every day. The start of office is 8:00 AM.
I suggested that she should with my Mother’s house (her grandmother) but she told me she wants to be independent so she needs to find her own boarding house. I tried to look for a boarding house and told her the monthly rental. She started computing her salary and after one whole night of computation, she told me she will just stay with my Mother.
“I thought you want independence?”, I asked her.
“I didn’t know independence would be that costly” was the reply.
“Yeah I know, our ancestors gave up their own lives for independence. And you should know that because you are a social studies teacher.”
Thank you for reading.
Written by Sharon Lopez for Virily.Com – All Rights Reserved 2019
I understand your point, in fact we have paid a great price to achieve our independence from Brits. By the way ours is day after tomorrow on 15th August. We got it in 1947. Incidentally we celebrate our National day on 26th January which incidentally is Australia Day too. All the best….
Independence can be very costly with the money you receive, if you cant pay the rent stay with grandmother.
Independence will come to her soon enough, and flatting or boarding may cost her more than her rent.
Thank you for sharing your thought, Pamela. I think she already realized it. They won’t know until they experience how hard it is to earn money.
Give me liberty, or give me death…
Thank you for visiting, Alex. Ha ha. I am actually extending the freedom when she asked for it. She probably realized the things she would give up in lieu of freedom. Who will wash the dishes, wash the clothes, clean her room, cook food, take care of her when she is sick, etc?
if you really want freedom, no price is too high to pay
You know, Russia also celebrates The Independence Day on June 12
Thank you for sharing that information, Abhishek. Have a great day!
A very interesting story, dear Sharon … independence can be very expensive and painful … my daughter saw that it is the most beautiful and especially cheaper to live at home
That’s true. She has someone to cook food for her, to take care of her things, to remind of her schedules. Where else can they find that? Only at home. But of course, we need to train them to be independent.
I totally agree, even though I was a little like your daughter … the most beautiful and cheapest was at home … and everything was taken care of
Great sophisticated looking with daughter , God bless you both
Thank you, Witty Feeds for visiting and the kind words.
My children are also independent. One lives in my home country – Bulgaria. The other is here in Spain, but the distance between the cities we live in is about 800 km. Young people need self-sufficiency
I’m glad to know that your children are already living independently. I’m preparing myself for that. As of now, I want to enjoy the time that we can be together.
Congratulations, Sharon. I share posts on Facebook and Twitter
Thank you, Vidocka for visiting and sharing a comment.
You are blessed with your daughter and family.
Thank you Carol for viewing and commenting as well. Yes, my family is my blessing.
Now, my both children live separately from us, they are independent both. Son earns very much compared with his sister, my daughter, but she also is able to sustain herself. I never hurried them to leave our house, but it seems time comes, and they better know when and where they want to live.
One of the things that can bring joy to the parents is to see their children having success in their chosen field. I am glad to know that your children are successful. For me, my youngest daughter is still my baby and if possible I want her to stay where I can see her every day. But I know she has plans of her own.
I’m captivated by the story, i wish to know more!
Well, she thought she could survive with a meager salary. I’m glad she changed her mind. Because I can’t help but worry about her safety. You know, being a Mom is like that. Besides we don’t have that law requiring children above 18 to live separately from their parents.
she does make a better decision at the end
thanks for sharing with us
Independence cost very much. In my country it is more than a half salary.
Thank you, Milica for sharing your thought on this topic. Renting a room is really costly nowadays. I’m glad that my daughter decided to stay with my Mother. Though I want her to learn, I just could not have a peace of mind knowing that she could not take care of herself. Besides, my Mom also wants her granddaughter to stay with her.