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Assignment 10

The author discusses how an increasing number of female workers are migrating from their home lands to other prosperous countries. However Parrenas explains how a Filipina mother had to leave behind her children in order to find work. A global care chain is when there are interlinked relationships around the world from caring for one another when the parents are away at work. The author also describes how a commons is shared land that can be used to collect firewood, hunt, and allow animals to graze large acres of land.

Many citizens from all over the world were frequently anxious about the balance between work and family. They did not have any time to visit their families and very often missed them. Not only do families migrate for work but they also migrate for food and shelter. In some instances, parents feared being labelled as bad parents for having to leave their children to find work. However, I don’t think they should have feared this because they are creating a better future for their kid(s) as well as leaving them with a trusted friend or family member. The kids would most likely be understanding when the parent comes back from work. Additionally, they were several families that envied those who migrated for work and could participate in global care chains.

They were some kids who became older that seemed to question why their parents left for work while their colleagues parents stayed. These are all situational instances, some children have better opportunities than others and depended on the image of the parent’s role.

There was also complications in parental roles in new families. Often times children felt that they had to look after their siblings moreso than the host parent  could do for them.

Lastly, the author concludes explaining how the market has hindered life living in the commons in that most families migrated to find work and not stay in these rural areas.