But her mom said she’s sending her regular financial support. “Hindi totoo. Minsan lang niya ko pinadalhan. Noong birthday ko noong May na tinanong niya kung anong gift ang gusto ko. Recently lang kami nagkaroon ng communication when we texted each other.”
Mommy Lydia, her adoptive mom, corroborates this. “Nagpadala siya noong bata pa si Jen, P2,000, may kasamang black t-shirt, tapos gusto pa niyang bawiin. Yung father ni Jen na nasa Korea ang nagpapadala ng tulong sa kanya.”
What about the allegation she faked Jen’s birth certificate? “Hindi ko finake yun. Papasok na kasi si Jen sa school, e walang birth certificate, so nag-file ako sa census ng late registration. Bale dalawa yung na-file ko, yung isa, Pineda ang apelyido niya, isa pa, apelyido ko, Mercado. Ang lumabas, yung Mercado, kaya nasunod siya sa apelyido ko.”
She said Jen was originally left by Jinkee to their sister Thelma when she went to work in Japan. But Thelma then went to Australia and left Jen with her. Jinkee returned and got Jen again. When she left to work in Dubai, she left Jen with her boyfriend, the one who battered Jen when she was 4 years old. “Gulay si Jen nang makita ko dahil sa pagkakabugbog sa kanya,” says Mommy Lydia. “Pinakulong ko yung lalaki pero nang umuwi rito si Jinkee, pinalaya niya. Ang Dept. of Social Welfare, binigay si Jen sa pangangalaga ko at nagpadala pa ng mga pulis para protektahan kami. Si Jen, sobrang trauma niyan. Pag may dumating na tao sa bahay, nagtatago sa ilalim ng kama, umiiyak, ‘Wag nyo kong ibibigay sa kanila.’ Kahit noong nasa school na siya, binabantayan ko siya sa classroom dahil takot na takot siya.”
Our heart really melts for Jen and her sad childhood. We recommend that she sees a counsellor to help her sort out all the emotional baggage that she’s still carrying within her because of her traumatic experiences. She’ll never be able to have a successful relationship with anyone unless she puts all this first totally behind her. Otherwise, it’ll always manifest in some way or another in her future relationships.
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