A crying former OFW mom sought the help of Raffy Tulfo to help her with her problem with her son. According to her, her son does not respect her anymore. The son on his reproach saying that she was not there when he needed her when he was a kid, during his sickness, she was not there to take care of him.
As a typical set-up of an OFW working abroad with only one thing in mind, a better future for her only son, the mom explained it to her son but he refuse to accept the explanation.
Tulfo tried to call the son, Ewu Joseph Kenneth Dingal, 20, but as his mom talks to him, he hanged up the phone. They also attempted to speak to her son's girlfriend but she was at work at the moment and cannot accommodate the call. The program host Mr. Raffy Tulfo then asked Mrs. Edna Dingal to say a message to his son and say what she wanted to say.
Tulfo tried to call the son, Ewu Joseph Kenneth Dingal, 20, but as his mom talks to him, he hanged up the phone. They also attempted to speak to her son's girlfriend but she was at work at the moment and cannot accommodate the call. The program host Mr. Raffy Tulfo then asked Mrs. Edna Dingal to say a message to his son and say what she wanted to say.
Mrs. Dingal said that she envy other mothers with loving children. She did not hear her son greeted her on her birthday or during mother's day.
She narrates her ordeal enduring everything abroad. How she nearly go to jail. She wanted to go home but her passport was on hold. She tried to explain it to her son but he refused to listen. He even prioritize other people than over her mother.
In the middle of her message to his son, the program host, Mr. Raffy Tulfo, known to be tough as a lion, seem to have his heart melted.
He stood up and left the anchor booth as he nearly cried.
When he came back, he said that there are indeed ungrateful children to their parents. He promised that he will help the former OFW.
He even told the guest that " From now on I will be your son."
*Update: after what Raffy Tulfo has promised to Mrs. Dingal, he took her out on a dinner with his family and gave her money to start a livelihood. After she made Mr. Tulfo cry because of her sad story, he made her happy. While her son disregarded her on her birthday and on Mothers' day, Mr. Tulfo gave it to her as if her real son.
This is only a tip of the iceberg of what is really happening to the relationships of the OFW family who's parents are working away from their kids. Working abroad really has its toll. More than what we are hearing or reading in the news, the emotional damages that ravages the OFW. The blow to the relationship between parents and kids, between husband and wife and many others. Not every OFW stories are success stories. There are thousands of sad stories like this: broken marriage, broken relationships, broken home.
She narrates her ordeal enduring everything abroad. How she nearly go to jail. She wanted to go home but her passport was on hold. She tried to explain it to her son but he refused to listen. He even prioritize other people than over her mother.
In the middle of her message to his son, the program host, Mr. Raffy Tulfo, known to be tough as a lion, seem to have his heart melted.
He stood up and left the anchor booth as he nearly cried.
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He even told the guest that " From now on I will be your son."
*Update: after what Raffy Tulfo has promised to Mrs. Dingal, he took her out on a dinner with his family and gave her money to start a livelihood. After she made Mr. Tulfo cry because of her sad story, he made her happy. While her son disregarded her on her birthday and on Mothers' day, Mr. Tulfo gave it to her as if her real son.
This is only a tip of the iceberg of what is really happening to the relationships of the OFW family who's parents are working away from their kids. Working abroad really has its toll. More than what we are hearing or reading in the news, the emotional damages that ravages the OFW. The blow to the relationship between parents and kids, between husband and wife and many others. Not every OFW stories are success stories. There are thousands of sad stories like this: broken marriage, broken relationships, broken home.
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Every OFWs reason why they decided to work abroad is to give their family a better future. Regardless of the hardships they are about to endure overseas, they made themselves ready for any possibilities.For singles, it will be a lot easier to work abroad, no kids to cry on your departure, no marriage to suffer due to communication issues.A tragic story happened to Pablito Gragasin, an OFW from Saudi Arabia. He left his family to work overseas with hope to give his family a better future. To earn extra income, his wife accepts borders. That's where the problem started.

Working overseas has its toll. Many Filipinos work abroad for attractive salaries that they believe, would make them able to give their families back home a better future and an adequate living condition. The truth is, money is not everything. You can earn a lot, yes, but how about your relationship with your spouse? Your kids? Your presence means more to your family that the money or things you send. there will be nothing more valuable than the time you spend together as a whole family.Cases of infidelity happen while the other is working abroad, wives having an affair with another man, and vice versa. In some cases, the other parent abuses their children while the other is working overseas. In case that the OFW left their children in the custody of a guardian, abuses also happen to them without the knowledge of the OFW.

Working overseas has its toll. Many Filipinos work abroad for attractive salaries that they believe, would make them able to give their families back home a better future and an adequate living condition. The truth is, money is not everything. You can earn a lot, yes, but how about your relationship with your spouse? Your kids? Your presence means more to your family that the money or things you send. there will be nothing more valuable than the time you spend together as a whole family.Cases of infidelity happen while the other is working abroad, wives having an affair with another man, and vice versa. In some cases, the other parent abuses their children while the other is working overseas. In case that the OFW left their children in the custody of a guardian, abuses also happen to them without the knowledge of the OFW.
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