Who are the women you admire most and why?

My maternal grandmother - She raised a total of 12 children most for her life is a single parent.  I can imagine how much pain she felt when she decided to give away her husband to her younger sister.  She advised my grandpa na panagutan nya ang ginawa nya sa kapatid, thus my grandma and grandma’s sister married and bore 6 children.  A year after the 6th child, the sister died, leaving all the kids to my grandma.  So she got 12.  They never stayed together again because it was a no no to her principles, but i know my grandma was showered with her children’s love and blessings throughout the years unitl she died at 86.    I admire her strong strength.  She’s a strong woman. She not only made strong bones of my uncles and aunties, but she also build houses, build little dams and maintain her farm and gardening up in the mountains.  One thing i can’t forget is that — am her favorite apo.   She died at our house.

My mother - She’s tough and one strong woman too but even then i know that deep in her heart she has that soft spot.   My mom is the youngest of my grandma so she’s the last one to leave her care and yet my mom goes back to check on her at least once a month when she started to live in the city.   She took care of my grandma til she died.  She took care of us 3 children (financially and morally) while struggling a balance btween work and taking care of kids.  It was at tough job for her because of a very irresponsible and uncooperative husband.   My mom though hard up, she does not fail to share.  She has the attitude of even she can’t eat because she sees her neighbors or people around her needs it more.

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