Our Babysitter (Yaya)
In our country babysitter are stay-in employees and part time maid. Unlike other countries, babysitters are not stay-in employee and are paid by the hour or whatever amount they verbally agreed upon. This post is her story.
She lived near my wife's former home (when my wife was still single) and was tutoring her on math subjects. She was a high school graduate, stand at 4' 10", dark complexion, and looks like an elementary student. She tends the cow they bought on her free time and take care of her younger siblings. Her parents are separated and both have new partners. She has 2 half-sisters by her step-father, and 1 brother from her biological father. The sad part of this very sorry set up is her step-father and brother are both alcholics. Their family were poor, and this two males squander whatever money they earn on beers and other vices that comes along with it. And to add to their misery her brother was a teenage dad who knows nothing about parenting.
Fortunately they hava an aunt who is base in Australia that is very rich that help them get out of poverty. The Aunt is helping them financially and shouldering the expense of building them a house. How I wish I could be like her Aunt, generous and tender hearted.
The aunt sends them money thru a family friend's atm account. This so-called friend show kindness to them and gave every penny that was due them. Several months went by smoothly until the financial support slowly dwindle. No more money was being sent and the construction of their new house was put on hold for the time being. Unknown to them, the friend has purchase a brand new tv, cellphone, refrigerator, furniture, made house repairs and other stuff. One doesn't have to be a genius to put two and two together. This so-called friend had stolen their money and bought numerous things for her own family. The money amounted to at least P550,000 pesos ($10,000).
Love of money is trully the root of all evil. But crime does not pay and no secret this hideous would go unnotice. The aunt came to town and surprise all of them. She wanted to check up on them and to see the progress on the house she was building for them. She was surprise to see the construction was stopped and the money she sent was never received for the last 5 or 6 months.
They confronted the friend and she denied any wrongdoing. Wow, the nerve of this con-woman, instead admitting and reimbursing the money she even had the gall to get mad and retaliate. To make a long story short, the aunt could not file formal charges against this creature. The money was in her account so its her money, that simple. However, this incident had spread to the surrounding community and this person had been branded a thief and a liar. Like what the good book said "A good name should be treasure more than silver or gold". Her credibility now is non-existent.
Let this be a lesson to all, money corrupts even the best of us. So please, if you are going to send money to a friend, relative or even to charity deposit it directly to the recipients' accounts and not to someone else.
Our yaya (babysitter in Filipino language) has a colorful but sad life. But she could still manage to smile and have a good time. Maybe I would post another story of her adventure with our family.
Ok, that's it for now. My life's adventure To Be Continue.....
She lived near my wife's former home (when my wife was still single) and was tutoring her on math subjects. She was a high school graduate, stand at 4' 10", dark complexion, and looks like an elementary student. She tends the cow they bought on her free time and take care of her younger siblings. Her parents are separated and both have new partners. She has 2 half-sisters by her step-father, and 1 brother from her biological father. The sad part of this very sorry set up is her step-father and brother are both alcholics. Their family were poor, and this two males squander whatever money they earn on beers and other vices that comes along with it. And to add to their misery her brother was a teenage dad who knows nothing about parenting.
Fortunately they hava an aunt who is base in Australia that is very rich that help them get out of poverty. The Aunt is helping them financially and shouldering the expense of building them a house. How I wish I could be like her Aunt, generous and tender hearted.
The aunt sends them money thru a family friend's atm account. This so-called friend show kindness to them and gave every penny that was due them. Several months went by smoothly until the financial support slowly dwindle. No more money was being sent and the construction of their new house was put on hold for the time being. Unknown to them, the friend has purchase a brand new tv, cellphone, refrigerator, furniture, made house repairs and other stuff. One doesn't have to be a genius to put two and two together. This so-called friend had stolen their money and bought numerous things for her own family. The money amounted to at least P550,000 pesos ($10,000).
Love of money is trully the root of all evil. But crime does not pay and no secret this hideous would go unnotice. The aunt came to town and surprise all of them. She wanted to check up on them and to see the progress on the house she was building for them. She was surprise to see the construction was stopped and the money she sent was never received for the last 5 or 6 months.
They confronted the friend and she denied any wrongdoing. Wow, the nerve of this con-woman, instead admitting and reimbursing the money she even had the gall to get mad and retaliate. To make a long story short, the aunt could not file formal charges against this creature. The money was in her account so its her money, that simple. However, this incident had spread to the surrounding community and this person had been branded a thief and a liar. Like what the good book said "A good name should be treasure more than silver or gold". Her credibility now is non-existent.
Let this be a lesson to all, money corrupts even the best of us. So please, if you are going to send money to a friend, relative or even to charity deposit it directly to the recipients' accounts and not to someone else.
Our yaya (babysitter in Filipino language) has a colorful but sad life. But she could still manage to smile and have a good time. Maybe I would post another story of her adventure with our family.
Ok, that's it for now. My life's adventure To Be Continue.....
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