u/AuspiciousString

I’ve been seeing posts about Israeli tourists in siargao on my tiktok feed and allegedly causing disruptive behavior toward locals. I’m curious on what’s actually happening? locals are mentioning disrespect for local customs. If even some of this is real, shouldn’t it be talked about more? We as Filipinos are known for being hospitable and respectful to tourists, so situations like this feels out of line.

I have an uncle who’s basically the worst human possible. He’s spoiled and the eldest child, and even if they grew up poor, my grandparents always gave him whatever he wanted. He became an alcoholic and drug addict. He had two sons with a girlfriend who left him, and he refused to care for them. My mom took care of them, but he didn’t see them or provide child support. He even sheltered drug dealers in my father’s house.

Eventually, he had to move since the police got involved. My mom suggested he stay with us since no one else would. He agreed and sold the house. My dad opposed it but agreed on the condition that he would not drink or use drugs in our house.

At first, he sometimes helped my mom with her small eatery, and things were peaceful. Once he got money, he bought a small, rundown house and immediately started hosting daily drinking parties with prostitutes and drugs. Neighbors complained, and my mom confronted him. They agreed she would send him money weekly, but he secretly gave it to a woman he was seeing.

After two months, he had a stroke due to drinking and drug use. His friends didn’t help; neighbors called my mom and took him to the hospital. He became bedridden, refusing to recover. My mom cared for him since no one else would. One of his sons occasionally helps with bathing, hospital trips, and medicine, but most responsibility still falls on my mom.

The worst thing: my grandmother, his 93 yr old mother, was living with us to help care for him. I only learned after she passed that he sexually assaulted her.

Currently, he’s still living with us. My mom takes care of him while managing the eatery. I help with the eatery but refuse to care for that monster

im trying to enter the dating scene but I don’t know how to flirt at all. It feels like everyone else at the scene just gets it yk, it seems natural. I need to learn how to flirt without being awkward or forced i need advice or tips on how to get more confidence and be comfortable doing so.

i experienced mine at the age of 2, i vividly remember feeling i was about to fall from my bed swing which my dad hung up pretty high. i remember my brain telling me to hold on to the sides of the bed which saved me from falling. i even remember how my mom rushed to me crying and panicking. only recently my mom brought this up at our family dinner and according to her if i didn't hold on i could've died from the fall.