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Being a mom during a pandemic
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Posted on May 08 2020
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- Laundry attendant Clemente Castro is finding it hard to be torn between the need to work and the fear of being infected. “It’s really hard because even though there’s this virus, this pandemic, I still have to work for my family.” (Krizel Tuazo)
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- Joanna Muña, who is a cashier/sales associate at I Love Saipan, has four children and two grandchildren. “It’s hard for me because I don’t get to see them sometimes because they’re kids, they’re young. I’m usually out in the public, here working and I don’t want to get them sick.” (Krizel Tuazo)
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- “Working as a mom during this pandemic is hard,” said Marie Aldan, who is with Sales & Marketing at StayWell Insurance. “The daycare is closed, but you can’t take your child to every grocery store [since] it’s hard to put a mask on a toddler! I, of course, fear that my son will catch something, which is something every mom is afraid of. However, the positive side is I am able to spend more time with my son.” (Contributed Photo)
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- Laundry attendant Marilou Pulido says, “Two things: We can bond now but it’s also hard because, as a mother, any moment the sickness can happen to me or my husband and we’re usually out for work. It scares me as well because they can get sick if ever and it always worries me.” (Krizel Tuazo)
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- Melba Camacho, who is a cashier at a Mobil Gas Station, has mixed feelings about the situation. “There’s a negative side, which is worrying if your kids may get the virus [from] me, but there’s also a positive side to it, which is being with my family— I can eat with them at the table now and bond!” (Krizel Tuazo)
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- Sabina Perena, a cashier at Tenda Supermarket, describes working in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as “hard because, even in this pandemic, I have to work for my family. We still have expenses to pay; rent, power, food, etc., but I love my family so I have to keep going.” (Krizel Tuazo)
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- “It’s scary because we want to take care of ourselves and our kids but we have to work. Even though three of my children are not here, I want to know that they’re safe as well as their family. And it’s even hard now because if something ever happens, we can’t all be together because of this virus,” says Yolly Postrato, who is a sales associate at I Love Saipan. (Krizel Tuazo)
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- Laundry attendant Clemente Castro is finding it hard to be torn between the need to work and the fear of being infected. “It’s really hard because even though there’s this virus, this pandemic, I still have to work for my family.” (Krizel Tuazon)
