what is your responsibility as a daughter?
By mvenezuela
@mvenezuela (141)
Philippines
February 28, 2007 6:21am CST
Initially, i am the eldest of five siblings: And its really not easy to be an eldest daughter, i have lots of responsibility to take care on:
1. When i was in grade school, all the attention of my parents was on me, they monitor my health, my studies, and ofcourse they mold me to be an independent person.
2. After grade school, i am apparently in high school, when another responsibility arose, i have to take good care of my younger sisters, do household chores, helped my parents in the farm, and most of all study my lesson.
3. Due to poverty, i came to Manila to search for employment and in the sme time study, after finishing an associate course, i looked for employment but sad to say, i got a low salary, its so hard to support my parents and sisters, and now am trying my best to support them in all the good way i can helped them.
Its really hard to be the eldest daughter or son, but i couldnt do anything but to accept the truth, in fact i am not the only eldest, right?
how bout you, do u complain because you are the eldest?
Did your parents asked support from you?
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2 responses
@miaka13 (65)
• Philippines
7 Apr 07
Hi! I am also the eldest child and only daughter. Of course, I am expected to take all the responsibilties in the absence of my parents. Miss, I know it's hard for us but we must accept how stressful it could be. Look at the bright side. At least, we could boss our younger siblings and we are the ones who experience a lot of FIRSTS (e.g first love, first kiss, first heartbreak). Be cool.
@julai1181 (41)
• Norway
28 Feb 07
Hi kababayan!I'm an eldest too among 3 siblings,but our youngest passed away when she was still 1 month old,so that left me with 1 brother.
One of my responsibilities as a daughter is act as a role model to my brother and my 1st cousins.Since i'm also the eldest grandchild,so my grandparents and uncles,aunties usually use me as an example to my younger cousins,it's a little bit difficult because i have to be careful of what i'm doing coz i don't want brother and my younger cousins to see me as a bad example...but of course i can't be prefect but atleast i'm trying my best to be a good example to them.
Sometimes,i do complain about financial matters.My brother is already married now (they have 1 baby) and still he don't have a job to support his growing family,so i give him financial support especially now that he's in manila looking for a job.My mother doesn't ask any support from me..I mean not like other parents that i know who ask money from their children as if their children are obliged to give them money every month.I give money to my mother but not because i'm obliged or because she's asking,but because i love to do it.My mother always told me to save money for my future.
