hyang-yang·Nov 4Kanus-a pa kaha na ako nasad?(When will it finally be my turn?)A response icon1A response icon1
Amaranthine·Aug 7I surprised my parents— not with fancy clothes, expensive dinners, or anything material.
amaeiris·Aug 4to become a breadwinnerDuring the days when my teachers in grade school tell the class that they are a breadwinner of their family— I always aspire to be one of…
Misty Dawn·Jun 13The Untold Pain of a Mother Carrying Debt with a Broken HeartThere are wounds that cannot be seen by the eyes. Some mothers carry them quietly — hidden behind tired smiles, soft voices, and hands that…
Tsmanao·Apr 7And the breadwinner is… not her (or at least, that’s what she thinks)by Tiana Manao and Mariella Ortega
Cindy Sunshine·Dec 30, 2025I don’t like to go home to my aging parents..but I still love themI don’t like to go home and I figured out why..
Alluringforlorn~Ayesha·Dec 22, 2025Caregiving, Breadwinning, and the Cost of Gendered ExpectationsFor generations, caregiving and breadwinning have been divided along rigid gender lines. Women are expected to nurture. Men are expected to…
Cherlyn Sedrome·Nov 14, 2025After Everyone Else — A Breath of Another WorldThe first time Zia remembered feeling alive in years, it was because of a small, unplanned moment. She had ducked into a tiny secondhand…
