Ako naman tisoy
Our new foster baby arrived last Monday. We call her “tisay”.
If Hailey, our first foster kid, was born from an unwed college teenager, Tisay on the other hand is the baby of a 25 year-old woman who lives in a pushcart in the streets of Manila who was apparently sexually abused by a 50 year old man. A concerned citizen who saw the condition of Tisay and his mother living in a pushcart, reported the incident to social workers who in turn asked the mother to allow her baby to be taken cared of by other people more capable of doing so. She obliged. Tisay was first taken into custody by a family in Ayala Alabang before the said family had to leave the Philippines, so she was brought to us. As of the moment, the social workers said that the mother is insisting that she see her baby and the family who’s currently taking care of her. I don’t know what to think of that. She has her right, as the baby’s mother. But I don’t know what to think about having the baby placed back in an unsafe environment. Does she genuinely want her baby back? Or do I smell something fishy?
Hmmm, wonder how it feels like to be a foster parent, and how sad it would be after submitting the foster child back to the social workers or to its new foster parents or to its new ‘parents’. Wonder how it feels like to be a foster child…
Fishy, like some plan of looting you? Don’t fall for it, in case. Hints will not come out unless you approach the real parent herself. And if it does come out otherwise, think about it– I’m not sure if I was informed about this after watching loads of stereotypical Filipino dramas, but is it similar to restrictions in adopting a child like the original parent/guardian of that child shall not or advised not to insist to see the new parents if the latter requested to?
hey there, tisay! Kuya Bikoy with Tisay. How cute.
hindi ko alam kung bakit ako natawa sa caption!
grabe naman. kalahati nung edad.
Paano naging college yung category nito?
V,
let’s try giving the mother benefit of the doubt.
sa buhay, lalo na sa kalsada, walang kasiguraduhan. kahit papaano, nalulungkot at naghihinagpis din ang ina ng bata dahil kung may choice lamang siya, pakiramdam ko at gaya ng maraming ina, gagawin niya ang mas nakabubuti sa bata.
wala lang…ang cute ng baby, nakakatuwa pero mas natawa ako sa title…parang…tisoy?…aba naman…sibling rivalry o jealousy ba iyan?
gari
kyut naman ni tisay! ang accomodating naman ng family niyo.. grabe! i mean, sa hirap ng buhay ngaun mahirap magkabata sa bahay.. kahit nga matanda. tsk, tsk… (parehas lang, pero mahirap magpalaki) at dalawa pa ngaun..
…I think the mother is pretty sincere with her intentions. wag mo muna pagdudahan, maybe she just wants to see your family para magpasalamat
Masarap ba pagkain sa ‘Something Fishy’? Haha! Masyado kasing seryoso ito eh. Uhm, baka nga hindi ka nagkakamali sa nararamdaman mo…hehe!
Wow! That little girl sure is cute!
I’ve always wanted to have a much younger sibling (my younger brother is less than 2 years my junior). I wouldve had that chance had my youngest brother survived.
Oh well.
To end in a not-so-depressing note: the food at Something Fishy is not that good - but that’s just me.
Obrigado.
[...] Tisay has been with us for more than three months now. She’s now ten months old. I haven’t heard news from her mother. I don’t know if she still wants her back. She’s been such a source of joy in the house. At this rate, it’s going to be difficult to let her go once she has to. Filed under: Home & Family Comments: [...]
[...] While waiting for our documentary to render and to be burned into a DVD, Eka was playing with Tisay and it was sort of amusing because the baby was unusually cheerful, when she normally isn’t if she’s around strangers. Eka eventually took photos of me with Tisay. [...]