daughter doesn't like to work abroad

Hi! There could not nothing more satisfying than serving our own countrymen. Where we are born, we owe to our motherland and we should not ever forget our motherland. Your daughter did take the right step by sticking to her decision. For her, her own country was/is more important than money. You should be proud of such a wise daughter.

this shows that she loves her countrymen very much...even i believe that we shud serve our country and show our talent here only so that i=our country men will feel proud on us too...its a great feeling. m very impressed with her thoughts ..god bless her.

for your daughter. There are very few now who think that way. So many wants to go overseas for higher pay. You should be proud of her and that is quite impressive of her. Congratulations!

Why you are forcing her? I am sure what she thinks may be correct as she had the bonding towards the Nation /country where she born and grown up. Very few children of such type found this days. Secondly when your daughter is here you two can give her the guideline and also keep the watch on her so that she does not fall in wrong tune

After I read the description, it seems like my mindset has changed, yet again. I realized that what the speaker and your daughter said was true. And I believed that what you said is also right. That happiness does not really mean to have a lot of money, but in serving your countrymen. Let's just see what happens when I also graduate. I hope I would choose the right path as well.

We parents should respect our children's right to decide for their own. They are already old enough to know what they want to do and what they want to be. Although, we want the best for them and knows the best for them, we are only here to guide but the final decision is still theirs.

hello simplyd, I understand you being a mother wanting to have her daughter a good life and future when worked abroad. But i also admire your daughter for having principle and wanting to help the countrymen rather than serving the foreign land. Convey my congratulations to her

Yes, you should be proud of your daughter. Indeed, there are so many people here who need medical help, but all our best people are going abroad searching for better pay. While I understand that they have families to feed, I appreciate it if they would want to serve our countrymen. There are times, too, that I ponder on what would life be like or what would have been if I, too, pursued going abroad (a lot of my contemporaries are there and are making good money), but, I could say that I'm totally happy here and serving my fellowmen.

You are lucky to have such a daughter Simply D! Such patriotism towards our country is something to be applauded. A lot of our countrymen would have grab the chance to earn a living abroad. In fact a lot of our teachers, nurses, doctors and engineers are working abroad. When you ask most graduates what their dream would be, majority would answer that they want to leave the country to earn dollars and provide a better future for their family. Although, there is nothing wrong in helping out our family. But it is commendable if we aim to work not only for the betterment of ourselves but more for the benefit of majority of the Filipino people. You should be proud of her. You raised her well for her to think about her country more than herself. I think we'll see another unsung hero in the future Simply D!

Hi Simplyd, Have you heard about brain drain? Well Philippines have it. Our country produced the finest doctors and other professionals with the education that we have here in our country. But most of those great products of good schools and universities are nowhere to be found in the country now. Why? Because of lack of opportunities, underemployment and a very terrible economy that we have. I remembered the story of one preacher in our university shared about something that poked him during a conversation with an 8 year old kid. He asked the kid, "what do you want to be in the future?" the kid gladly smiled and said, "I want to be a nurse!" he asked "Why?" "Because I want to go abroad and get rich!" He furthered, "Why don't you think you could get rich here?" The kid said "No, there's just no hope in this country." The preacher was saddened with what the kid said. I mean, at such a young age, he already have this notion of this country as hopeless and very pathetic. So what's my point? I am so proud of your daughter too. There are very few people/students now who thinks so positively on serving his/her fellow countrymen. That was just an outward expression of a patriotic mindset. Glad to know there are still people who love this country and its countrymen. Congratulations for having such a great child! :) God bless you and your family! chuyins

yes. If one can get a job which can help him maintain himself well in his own country, it is better to serve in one's own land. Whatever it may be there is nothing like one's own mother land. Congratulations on your daughter graduating and proceeding with medicine. have a good day

Hi SIMPLYD.. I guess, its really nice how a Filipino would like to serve his/her own countrymen! I know you're proud of her.. :)

I also have my own reason for not going abroad. This time, I'm not yet ready. I grew up close to my family and being away from them hinders me from going abroad. However, I'm trying to overcome the feeling and I'm planning to go next year. I just have to finish some tings in my country. Your daughter might also felt the same thing.

no one can decise other people's happy feeling,beacuse the feeling is just his or her own feeling. make money is not is only way to relize the feeling of happy.you should proud of your dangter.

Dear friend, It is really nice when your own country accepts such dedicated people. More over happiness is not all money, I feel it is mental satisfaction. Love, affection, caring, dignity, trustworthy so on goes qualities that money cannot give. It is really to appreciated when person choose to help own country a part of effective patriotism.

That is a very touching story! Your daughter was making a difference just by encouraging others to do the same. She sounds very special and like she is an inspiration to others. Sometimes we have to follow our dreams or we will never be happy in our lives. She is an example of this.