Decisions...decisions...

Philippines
January 26, 2013 1:26pm CST
Guys, help me decide. Recently, I've been super lost. I always wanted to work abroad and right now, there's a possible opportunity knocking. It's not confirmed yet and nothing is absolute. But I really want to try it out. I'm an indecisive person and I do sometimes lack courage. But I don't want to have any regrets that's why I want to try. The problem is I am an only child and living only with my mom. She's already 65 yrs old and I am having doubt if I can really leave her alone. We live far from our relatives and not also close to our neighbors. My said that it's my decision that matters if I want to go or not. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I want to go since I want to try living on my own and grow. All my life, I've been depending on my mom and I want to change that. I wanted to do something for her. AM I BEING SELFISH IF I DECIDED TO GO? HELP!
5 responses
@luisaR (452)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
i wanted to advice u to go ahead at first, because ul never know what's out there if u won't try. I was on the same shoe a long time ago, I decided it and pursued, am back but no regrets, I know what's out there, I enjoyed, I learned... but when u said ur mom is 65 years old now, I change my advice, she's old, a few years from now and she might wear out, its reality. Stay with her, she got nobody but you. how old are u? if ur just on ur 20's, stay for now.
@Archie0 (5636)
27 Jan 13
Hello Mylotter, I just just wanted to advice don't write half English like 'u' 'nd' They might ban you.
@Archie0 (5636)
26 Jan 13
Hello chikazz. You have an wesome opportunity in hand, i would it is hard to miss it. But as you say you want to try staying alone as you have depended on your mother entire life, and now you got a chance to go and prove yourself. But hold on dear, have you thought that now she is 65 yeas old. When you were depended on her, probably she was stronger and was able to work on things, and you wern't as strong and with no work. When you were depended on her, same way she is now expecting things and support from you. She won't say it but yes she needs your support. she is old now and has no one but you. She would never hold you back saying she can't do without you. But i think you are old enough to understand what your mother needs. I think why don't you take your mother along with you? you can also take care of her and you won't even have to say no to the job. OR probably you can take a transfer of the job location in your city itself. But i would say you should not leave her alone. Thing for your dependent, i think that time has gone, when you should have left the house when your mother was strong enough to look after herself. But now it is a wrong decision to leave her alone on trust of your neighbors my friend. When bad times come there is no one to help but only family. hope you take the right decision.
@Archie0 (5636)
26 Jan 13
typo for Awesome *
@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
26 Jan 13
this is quite a difficult situation. you need to pray on this. well, you can always talk with your mother of what you want and why you want it. you have a great opportunity in front of you. not everyone is having this kind of opportunity. but make sure that this opportunity is real and not a scam. i think your mother will understand the desire of your heart if you talk with her sincerely.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
It's a tough decision, I can see. But if you can find somebody that will be with your mom all the time, I think you can take that opportunity of going abroad. Your mom is aware of what you really want to do, but then I guess she isn't pushing you that much coz she fears of being left alone, too.
@nyssa102 (748)
• United States
27 Jan 13
Take the opportunity. Take the opportunity. Take the opportunity. You are not being selfish, believe me. Your mother brought you into this world to live a life. 65 is not old now a days, in fact, it is very young. Go out and take this opportunity. Make your money and live your experiences. The money you make can be used to take care of her if something does happen to her. In fact, if you can make more money working abroad, it will be better for you both. You can fix her up, people do it all the time, webcams in the home, numbers for her to call, if you are concerned for her life you can have volunteers or workers from sittercity.com visit her. Take the opportunity, don't wash out here, take the opportunity and live your life, she lived hers, go out and live yours. Do it, and do it now.