‘PBB’ alum Lie Reposposa airs woes about being family’s breadwinner

Lie Reposposa. Image: Instagram/@liereposposaofc

“Pinoy Big Brother” alum Lie Reposposa aired on social media her woes about being her family’s breadwinner, yet being made to look like the “bad guy” when she failed to grant their wishes.

Reposposa took to Facebook to express her dismay while sharing a message from a friend of her mother who told her to pay off her mother’s debts.

“Gusto ko lang mag labas ng sama ng loob. Hindi ko alam kung tama or mali ba tong gagawin ko pero sobra na. As a bread winner nakakapagod din. Noong una gusto ko lang naman tumulong hanggang sa naging obligation ko na lahat. Isa lang ako pero, 7 yong dapat bubuhayin ko,” she wrote.

(I just want to express how hurt I am. I don’t know if what I’m doing is right or wrong but it’s too much for me as the breadwinner of my family. I just want to help until it turns into an obligation. I’m doing this alone, but I’m taking care of a family of seven.)

Reposposa said what hurt the most was that it was her mother who would supposedly tell tales to her friends about her failure to help her family.

“Ang masakit pa para sa akin, tinulungan ko naman sila pero pag hindi ko nabigay ang gusto nila nagiging masama na ako. Kasalanan ko pa, sariling mama ko pa mag chichismis sakin sa mga kumare niya syempre nasasaktan din ako,” she said.

(What hurts me is I helped them as much as I could, but when I couldn’t give them what they wanted, I was the bad guy. It’s my fault that my own mother would gossip about this to her friend, so of course, I’m hurt.)

The former PBB housemate further said that she had already granted the request of her family to buy a farm for them, and was even shouldered the electric and water bills, and was even willing to settle additional expenses if needed.

“Binilhan ko sila ng farm this year dahil yan yong laging request nila sa akin. Yong kuryente at tubig ako na ang nagbabayad niyan lahat pero nagsinungaling sila sa akin. Yong pera na binigay ko na budget para sa kuryente at tubig in total of 12k hindi napunta dun yong pera kaya nag double ang bills, pero sino nag bayad? Ako pa rin,” she said.

(I bought them a farm this year because they have been requesting it. I’ve paid the electric and water bills but they lied to me. The P12,000 budget I gave them for the bills wasn’t even spent there, so the bills doubled. But who paid them? I did.)

With this, Reposposa hopes her family will understand where she’s coming from instead of gossiping about their familial affairs.

“Sa pamilya ko may tampo lang ako, pero alam ko namang maayos din namin to. Nag share lang din ako ng side ko, dahil puro side ninyo ang naririnig ng mga ka-Marites,” she said.

“Ayaw ko sana umabot sa ganito pero mas naiintindihan niyo kasi ako kapag dito kasi di niyo naman ako pinapakinggan gusto niyo problema niyo lang iisipin ko pero may problema din ako, pero sina-sarili ko lang.”

(To my family, I’m hurt, but I know we’ll solve this. I just want to share my side because rumormongers only know your side. I don’t want things to escalate but I hope you understand me. You don’t listen to me. You only want me to tend to your problems but I have problems too. I just keep them to myself.)

Reposposa was part of “Pinoy Big Brother: Otso” in November 2018 and she finished in sixth place.

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