You were on a vacation and all you had to bring is your body nor you don't have to pay a penny. You had a queen sized bed in your room, breakfast in bed, and the beach can be seen from the balcony, wouldn't that be heaven?
But this has never happend to me. Has this ever happened to you?
This is my entry to Ladies of Hive Community Contest #143
Family holidays are the most exciting times. We women always go that extra mile when it comes to planning our family holidays, whether it is a day or a weekend outing or a long vacation. Like in my home, packing and unpacking the bags is my responsibility and also that I do not trust my boys with it. What are those additional responsibilities that you as a woman carry in your family
We, women are incharge of the responsibilities, and it does not end on four corners of home but everywhere. Would you agree? You take care of your family at hime but so does whe you go out too. Not only that, women provide also.
This contest took me way back 2015 on my brother - in-law's wedding.
His wife lived in Kalabugao, Bukidnon and it due to road construction, we travelled for a day before we reached there.
I, along with the family on the husband's side are with me. At that time I only had my year old daughter. The truck we used is a mini dump truck we borrowed from the barangay council and it doesn't have a front drive making us move slower.
Prior to our journey, I prepared a huge bag. What's inside it were blankets, clothes, milk, water and mile bottle for my little one and a few extras. I took this manner from my sister who always travel. They always bring water, rice, kettle, plates, canned goods, and stove with them and they stop on the side of the road to cook and eat whenever they feel to.
The family were mesmerized by how big my bag is when the plan was only to stay there for a night and after the wedding, we will go back.
I know for sure that the mountainous areas rain often that's why I brought extras and. My instinct were right. We did not recieve a good accommodation there and were not even offered to have a cup of coffee when we were all wet and hungry. We even sleep outside even of we had kids with us.
The family that laughed at me because I brought a huge bag ( they even told me that I should have brought the whole house) were now the ones that benefited of the things that I brought. They used most of the blankets I brought and borrowed the dry clothes.
You see, my responsibilities did not end at the four walls of my home, yet it was extended even to my husband's family too. Men may be responsible for providing but most of them are limited to financial provision only. We women provide shelter, protection, love and care to our family which monetary value cannot afford to buy. We make things happen.
Men, while on vacation might be taken by their emotions being free and they get careless too. Women on the other hand makes sure everyone is safe for whatever they do, even sacrificing their own happiness and rest. Most of all, women provides entertainment especially to the kids when they cannot comprehend why thry are not at home.
Have you ever been on thsi situation before?
This will be all, thank you so much for your tume and support.
See you around and keep safe