being the eldest girl of the family takes the responsibility?
By grzdingz
@grzdingz (187)
Philippines
December 21, 2008 11:28am CST
i come from a poor family of nine siblings being the third and the eldest girl...my father and mother got separated because of some issues they cant handled now it ended up as a messy family...i mean, we got separated,,some live in relatives, others live in friends.....now that i am old enough and has the ability to get a job after finishing my education, nnow my siblings start to make fuss of helping them.....is it really my responsibility?or should my father or mother take it?they should be the one responsible for my sibling as they are the one giving us birth......or is this being greedy....?for the fact that we did not ask them to give us birth...sometimes life is so unfair.....
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3 responses
@hanifmnoor (19)
• Malaysia
21 Dec 08
i'm sorry, but in my opinion, everyone has responsibility to others. if they are your family, you're totally responsible to take care of them. you have a chance to live also because of your parents. if they are not exist, you will never exist. 1st, relax yourself, don't be selfish. trust me, if you treat others well, you will get the same. the universe is rotating, the history is repeating. you will get what you did. only the time will decide it.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
21 Dec 08
no, your responsibility to your siblings is not that heavy, really. just keep on communicating with them. have an openline as per communication is the issue. see if you can help them best by guiding them on how to successfully fight for their place in this world, just as you did.
share with them your ways and means as to how you managed to go through and finish school and secure a well paying job. that is the responsibility that you must carry. guiding them through so they may be able to secure a good life for themselves, too.
honestly, i do not believe in the eldest child being the one responsible to take over the reins of the family whenever the wrong thing that comes with it are bad, irresponsible parents. still, the children are the parents responsibility for as long as they live.
