The longest househelp we had lasted for about 17 years and left two years ago. She was already here before I was born so I guess you could say it's only normal for me to see her as a second mom.
Few things about her:
She loves dogs and our dogs seem to like her the most in our family. Idk why. When one of our dogs died, she was the one who cried hardest (naawa pa lola ko).
Every christmas, she would buy me Dunkin Donuts and a "pambahay na daster" she bought from SM department store.
On her days off, she mostly goes to the mall with her cousins and they bring me donuts. Her cousins like to make me angry and keep saying that I look like some pinay actress and laugh among themselves.
She has two kind brothers who come over to visit her once in a while. You know those "cool" phones back in the day? The Nokia phones with the random designs? I adored those phones and they would always let me borrow it when they come over here.
She always has stories to tell me. I was very shy and quiet. I didn't talk much but I like listening to her.
She was the one who taught me how to sit in the floor and eat with my fingers.
She was the one who got me addicted into creating those monophonic ringtones on her phone by inputting a bunch of letters.
On her afternoon breaks, she would ask me to pluck her very few grey hairs or clean her ears with a cotton bud. Yes, I do it.
She gives me money on my birthday.
She loves my grandparents. She and grandpa would talk about (or rather listen to grandpa rant about politics) anything in Bisaya.
She has the best room in the house. Our house is the split-level type and her room is in the "lower-ground" floor so it's always cold. Her bed is my favorite place to nap.
She doesn't like my mom and it's apparently mutual.
She went back to Bohol. Her room has now been turned into a home office. My mom is very happy.
Ate Inday, hindi ka naman siguro redditor. Facebook nga wala ka eh. Biggest regret ng buhay ko yung hindi man lang kita kinocontact nung umalis ka na. Ewan ko ba. Sa sobrang mahiyain ko, hindi ko naman alam kung ano sasabihin ko sayo kung nagkausap tayo kaya iniisip ko na wag nalang. Alam mo pag naririning ko yung mama ko nagsasabi ng kung ano-ano tungkol sayo sa mga ibang tao, gusto ko talaga lumayas. Nung sinabi mo na aalis ka na, casually mo lang sinabi pero ang sakit. Sana sinama mo nalangako jan. pAg naggradduate na ko tsaka naging successful promes na pupunta ako ng bohol tapos gahanapin kita at magiging magkaibigan ylit tayo. Sana najan din si kuya nardo.
oSorey I got carried away. This is a theowaua anyway so I dont I care if people dontvote my post.