Connection Across The Cyberspace: Lived Experiences Of Mother And Child Separated By Seas And Tides

Abstract

In these contemporary times, most of the mothers have the tendency to work even though they are going to leave their children alone in their house. Nowadays more mothers have entered the workforce. Although women are faced with new options related to careers, childrearing is still a life's goal for most. The researchers desired to surface the vibrant experiences of Filipino mothers who utilize the internet to communicate with their children from afar. Specifically, the researchers explained on the ways these mothers handled the situation of providing care and maintaining their relationship with their children. Capitalizing on the core principle of phenomenological approach, three (3) pre-identified mothers and their children from the National Capital Region were purposively chosen to serve as the corpus of data to give elucidation to the research inquiry. The richness of the information from the in-depth interview has made the researcher come up with one major theme entitled: Interconnected Relationship. Furthermore, through qualitative analysis, two subthemes emerged to discuss such event, namely: [1] Immediate Access, and [2] Feels Near, but so Far. Through critical friend technique, the researchers assimilated the themes and have come up with the simulacrum ‘Modified Yin-Yang on a Web’. The results have mapped the effects of distant relationship and the role of Cyberspace in bridging this particular gap. It gives rise to the actuality that the role of cyberspace in bridging communication gaps can not be denied.