maybe it is just lambingi have to admit i do not work but i send money home monthly for my mum who had a heart operation 6 months ago. my hubby totally understands life back home, and he does not mind us helping out. we send my little niece to school. there was a time when i didnt send money nor balikbayan boxes back home (for a year), my husband told me to start helping out again, he told me to share what we have here. although sometimes i get annoyed when what we send is not enough. there is always something urgent. but at the end of the day, my mother won't be with us for a long time and i am happy that we are doing what we can to make life comfortable for her.