Moneeze Bernardo
- A teacher shared the loving conversation between father and daughter that warmed the hearts of netizens
- Young schoolgirl pleads vendor dad not to escort her to school in order to have more time to sell
- In a follow-up post, Teacher Lagrimas was able to find the father and daughter featured in her post to deliver donations
A father and daughter moment inside a jeep went viral on social media, after a teacher overheard their thoughtful and caring conversation and decided to share it on Facebook.
Teacher Geli Fernandez Lagrimas’ took a snapshot of the young girl heading out for school in Dasmariñas, Cavite with her vendor dad accompanying her while posting a snippet of their talk that warmed the netizens’ hearts: “Kanina lang nakasakay ko sila, Katapat ko lang kaya halos naririnig ko ang kwentuhan nilang mag ama.
Anak: Pa, Huwag mo nako ihatid hanggang loob ng school magtinda ka nalang para makabenta ka ng marami.
Tatay: Hindi pwede ‘nak, May nangunguha ng bata ngayon. Sige ka, magkakaroon ka ng ibang tatay.
Anak: Sige tay hatid mo na ko. Pagkatapos ko sa school, tulungan kita magtinda ha. Sana maubos lahat para marami tayong pera.
Tatay: Magaral ka mabuti ‘nak ha.”
The teacher explicated that she was happy to see moments like the one she just witnessed and, in her post, went on to thank her father, who also made sacrifices for her and her family members.
“Wala lang, Natutuwa lang ako sobra kapag nakakakita ako ng ganito. Saludo ako sa lahat ng tatay!! Hello pala sa tatay kong halos ganito din. Nagsikap para lang mapatunayan samen ang salitang tatay. Hindi madali sa kanila to, Dahil given na ang magtrabaho at kumayod para sa pamilya. Kahit pakiramdam nila pagod sila basta sa pamilya nila go parin. Sakripisyo, Pawis, Pagsusumikap. Kahit kailan hindi matutumbasan yon. Kaya salamat pa!! Makakabawi din kame sayo.”
As her post garnered much attention online, with over 103 thousand reactions and more than 31 thousand shares on Facebook, and netizens offering help the family, Teacher Lagrimas resolved to find the subjects of her post so she could extend the public’s donations to them.
She found Tatay Crisanto and his family living at the back of Kadiwa Hypermarket.
Tatay Crisanto sells candies and other goods to support his family of five kids and makes sure to find time to take care of them so they stay safe all the time. The kids, in return, help out their dad by selling rags after school.
https://www.facebook.com/Gelibean/posts/2124426247779856
In a follow-up post, Lagrimas wrote, “Mayroon po silang simpleng buhay kung saan kuntento naman silang namumuhay ng masaya. Minsan, mas okay pa talaga yung mga ganitong tao kaysa sa mga taong may pera nga pero punong puno naman ng kalungkutan at sama ng loob.”
“Godbless kay kuya Crisanto. Asahan niyo po lahat ng tulong namen. Haysss ang sarap talaga sa pakiramdam ng nakakatulong. Nakapagbigay ka ng ngiti sa tao. Grabe guys hehe, 1st time lang nangyare to saken pero yung pakiramdaman ko ngayon sobrang saya. Totoo nga na money can’t buy happiness. Lord thank you ako yung nagsilbing daan to help Crisanto. Hayaan niyo po. (Tingin sa taas),” she added.
