Nay-Tay’: The plight of solo parents

May 11, 2014

A solo parent shares her life as a ‘Nay-Tay’ and her support for all other solo parents in the Philippines

As I sit here contemplating, I realized that this day, Mother’s Day is no different from other days, especially for us “Nay-Tays” or Nanay na, Tatay pa (mom and dad).

I wake up and rush about doing my household chores which I can no longer attend to during weekdays owing to my hectic work schedule. (READ: Domestication of women)

This is supposed to be our day, I thought to myself and I deserve some time off, but as I scroll through my text, email, and Facebook messages, I am bombarded by pleas for help from other solo parents who are in dire circumstances.

Most of them, I noticed are working as kasambahays (househelp) in Metro Manila, enduring the loneliness and anxiety of being separated from their children, whom they are forced to leave to their parents and relatives in their provinces.

Source: http://www.tucp.org.ph/news/index.php/2014/05/nay-tay-the-plight-of-solo-parents/