Creative Writing

Activity # 1

My Autobiography

Submitted by:
Jessica M. Rosete
4EDENG7A

Submitted to:
Ms. Librada M. Gazzingan

Hello, I am Jessica Millamina Rosete, my friends and family call me Jen. My

parents are Maximo Rosete and Herminia Rosete, I am the youngest in our family. I

have two siblings, my Ate Alma and Kuya Mac. They are now with their own family. We

grew up together in Marikina City. I finished my elementary in H. Bautista Elementary

School and graduated from High School in Marikina High School. After finishing High

School, I enrolled in Montessori College, taking up Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration major in Management. I stayed there for just one year then my parents

decided to transfer me in Philippine School Business Administration pursuing the same

degree. But unexpected things happened, I got pregnant at a young age, I left school

and just took care of my baby.

It was hard being a young mom; you don’t know where or how to start. Let me

put this out there - being a parent is no easy job! In fact, it's the hardest job you'll ever

have. And it's a job you'll have for the rest of your entire life. It's daunting, tiring,

miserable and cruel. Yes, I said it! Being a mother is cruel. There are many sleepless

nights. There are far too many blowout diapers that make you gag every time you clean

them up. Then there's the spit up and throw up that sticks to your hair like glue. You

think to yourself, "I haven't showered in three days, but I'll sacrifice that for some sleep."

Finally, the child can sleep through the night and you can breathe a sigh of relief! But

wait, don't forget the potty training.

My partner didn’t have the chance to take his internship because of my

pregnancy. He didn’t want to leave us. We stay in my parents’ house right after giving

birth. My partner was working then at Sm Department Store as a Sales clerk to provide

for our needs and I am a stay at home mom to look for our son. We struggle since we

are still young, we always fought back then. There are no days in our life that we didn’t

fight. When my son is two years old we were devastated by the typhoon Ondoy, that

was the longest day of my life. I am so scared; my mother is in her work that time.

Luckily my brother’s house is high, we stayed in their rooftop for how many hours. What

we just brought is a cooked rice and my son’s milk and bottle. Other neighbors took

shelter also there. We just shared the cooked rice and I also share some milk of my son

to other kids that was there. Fortunately, the flood descended in the morning and we all
evacuate to my sister in law house in Concepcion. Since then we stayed with my

partner’s family.

My child is growing fast and he need to be enrolled in a primary school. I started

working as a cashier in SM supermarket at Sm North Edsa, while my partner is a

machine operator at a Knitting Company in Pasig. Being a working mom is not easy

however, seeing your child happy because we can provide not just for his needs but

also for his wants is so fulfilling. After my contract finished to Sm North Edsa I also work

as a cashier in Grocer E then finally God has given me the chance to change my path. I

work as a teacher aide in Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College. Working there made

me realize that I wanted to pursue my first dream, to become a teacher. I got pregnant

to my second child but I was so eager to finish my school so after giving birth I enrolled

in Pamanatasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina. It was a dream come true.

Motherhood is pretty much giving up your privacy for the first 5 years. You can't

take a bath without the shower curtain being open and you can't use the bathroom

without little fingers peeking underneath the door. While not thinking about the children,

you are constantly worrying about a million other things. What should I make for dinner?

Do I need to do laundry today? Wait, I need more dish soap. What should I pack for

lunch tomorrow? Do I even have enough turkey to make sandwiches for tomorrow?

Coffee! I need more coffee and creamer. Dinner is made and that's all that matters by

the end of the night. Your family has food on their plate that's anything other than fast

food. It's time to load to dishwasher, but you're drained of energy and pooped.

But when you're a student mother during finals, that's when the fun begins! You

ignore all your household chores and replace it with much needed study time. Am I
going to let my child eat pancit canton for the third night in a row? Should I waste my

time cooking something healthy that will probably end up thrown on the floor? Or should

I make my life easier and give them food that they'd be willing to eat without any

whining... like McDonald's? When it's during finals week you bet I will be picking the

latter!

In sum, the life of a parent may be hard. Well, to be honest, it sucks. But it does

come with many rewards. It's all worth it when you get that hug at the end of the night

with an, "I love you, mom!" For the majority of student parents, we did not plan on

getting pregnant. In my case, I had absolutely no intention of getting pregnant during my

second year of college. In fact, finding out about my pregnancy was one of the most

depressing situations I've ever been through. But we can't change the past. We must

stick through the hard times and we will come out strong and independent. I’m

extremely proud of how far I’ve come and where I stand today. I’m not just a mother but

a future teacher, and I take pride in that as other mothers do.