The Heart Of Filipino Family Life

Anybody who has been in close contact with a Filipino family may readily observe that the center of its existence are the children. Rarely will you find a Filipino family that is childless. It is unthinkable for a Filipino family to be without children. Those who cannot, by incapacity, bear children take surrogate ones by acting as foster parents.

Filipino family life is simply incomplete without children. It is very common for families to have three or more children in the urbanized areas and as many as a dozen in the rural areas. Arguably, having plenty of children is impractical in this day and age, but Filipino parents are inherently fatalistic and tend to invoke Divine intervention when it comes to raising their brood. God will provide, they say.

For the Filipino family, children are the source of joy and pleasure for parents and grandparents. They are looked upon as the natural extension of filial lineage and heritage. They are the indispensable link to one’s immortality. Parents therefore have always their children’s best interests in their hearts, prioritizing whatever is seen as necessary to provide for them a bright future. This is not entirely surprising, after all parents anywhere have the same desire for their children.

But let is be said once more that children will always be at the center any Filipino family life. It is one key reason why marriage with Filipina women ranks high among men who love kids and desire to have plenty of them. Filipinas will gladly stay at home and take care of the children.

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