Inilahad ni Jaynard, part ng graduating class ng Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering sa University of the Philippines-Los Baños, ang pinanggalingan ng masakit at mabigat niyang hugot.
Inilahad ni Jaynard, part ng graduating class ng Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering sa University of the Philippines-Los Baños, ang pinanggalingan ng masakit at mabigat niyang hugot.
Logically, it makes sense. I don’t agree with it, though. Not only because it’s classist that makes childbirth exclusive to those who are privileged, but it eliminates the poor from having a 50/50 shot at improving their living conditions.
Yung lola ko kasi walang trabaho tapos lolo ko naman public school teacher sa probinsya. But they were able to make it work and raise/send 5 kids to college — they all ended up having good jobs and other than my mom (who chose to remain behind), her other siblings migrated, turning them from walang-wala to middle class and even rich. So, while hit or miss yung strategy na mag-anak (ng mag-anak) ng breadwinner, I can see why the poorest of the poor continue to do it.
When people say having kids is a blessing, some may find it funny in certain situations, but after ko makakilala ng tao na ang naisip lang ma way makatakas sa poverty ay magkaroong ng anak namakatawid sa middle class, iniisip ko talaga na blessing na sya whatever scenario. Serious un. Pinagdasal nya daw every day na yung pinagbubuntis nya ang aahon sa kanya sa kahirapan. Pinagbigyan naman dasal nya. I’m still pro-choice jaz to be clear.
This is taken from lengthy speech from FB.
It feels like pahabol lang ito sa speech ng Eng’g grad dahil may ibang reading at nakulangan sa insight yung isang tao with a background in Humanities.
May isa pang critique ang pwede ibigay dun sa speech ng bata. While the kid tries to answer kung paano ba maging responsible parent, medyo nakulangan pa din ako sa sagot.
Imagine, nagsumikap ka para maging financially stable and then shit happen. You know, because the government or acts of god etc. Insurance ba ang isasagot natin? Hindi kasi natin masisigurado yung financial standing natin in the future. There’s always a chance na papalpak plans natin.
Kaya important na aside from striving for financial stability, we also strive for a just society. Di nabanggit yun sa speech. Sayang. STEM kasi. STEM din ako jaz to be clear, kaya alam ko naging kakulangan ng education ko.