Sleepless did you meet before? Missing family.
By xichen7
@xichen7 (153)
Philippines
August 17, 2009 5:25pm CST
Tonight, maybe I should say this morning, because now is 5 o'clock already. I have a sleepless night, I tried my best to sleep, but I failed. I turned around and around in the bed the whole night.
After one month vacation, my wife went home already. In the whole vacation she stay with me in my working place. I have an oversea job, so I can't always stay with my family. Every year I only have one month vacation, I spend all the vacation to stay with my family, to take care of my son, to love my wife, to help my mother do some housework, to play chess with my father, to talk with my grandmother. I love them, and I want to stay with them, but sometimes you is no choice, you should work, to earn the money, otherwise you have no money to pay the bills. At the situation of whole world economic crisis, it's hard to find a new job. Sometimes I think I am lucky I still have my job, can pay the bills, can give my son good conditions. Sometimes I feel very upset, I can't stop missing my wife and my son, this feeling is very strong at night time, just like you drink a cup of ice water, and then become warm tear flow your face.
This is the first time I write so many in mylot, I feel so bad at tonight, I just want to tell you my feeling, my friend. Some feelings are hard to describe in word.
Hope you have a good day, dear mylot!
3 responses
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
19 Aug 09
I can understand about your feelings.There could be happiness that can ever match being with our family.And living apart from them is like living in a an empty shell.
Working abroad is a sacrifice,it's like a punishment for having not sinned.
Sleepless nights,drinking own tears,smiling yourself memorizing each moment you shared with your loved ones.
Those were the days an overseas worker is battling with.
@xichen7 (153)
• Philippines
19 Aug 09
You are quite right. My wife also said the same words. When she live in the house, she feel she's living in an empty hall. She always asked me, "Why you need work abroad, me and job you can only select one!" "What you lost are more than the money you get. So many things you will past." She is really right, I lost so much. My son's first time calling daddy, my son's first time walk, my wife's youth, and so on. It is really a sacrifice, not only me, including my whole family.
Thanks for you share! Have a good day!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
thanks for the mark my friend...hope you had overcome some feeling of homesickness.
remember you were doing all the sacrifices for your family...for your kids future.
always take care friend
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
17 Aug 09
Oh my I feel for you. It has to be so hard to be away from your family for so long so you can make a living. When I hear stories like this it makes me feel like life is just not fair. How about skyping to your family while away. You can see them on the computer everynight and talk and maybe that would be better then nothing. In case you don't know about it you need a webcamera connected to the computer and then you go too Skype.com. Your wife would need a webcamera too. I would check in to this if I were you it might just help you sleep at night knowing you can see each other everyday. Even if its on the computer. Good luck to you.
@alona_cm20 (33)
• Philippines
20 Aug 09
I symphatize with you my friend. It's really hard to be distant with our loed ones, but since we love them, we have to do this for them too so they would have a good life ahead of them and they cn have all the material things that money can buy. However, at times, maybe most of the time, it's only their presence is important in this world. So if i may suggest, make a time frame on up to when u want to work overseas, then if u reach that day, dont be hesitant to go back home. Never let anything to stop u from coming back for it might be too late for u to be with them. For now, be contented on seeing and talking to them through webcams internet cellphones and other modern facilities, atleast u can somehow show them how u feel, how much u love, care and miss them.
It's always best time to be with our family because no amount of money can buy the happiness, peace and contentment you'll have when you're with them.
Be happy..just look on the brighter side of your little sacrifice my friend.
