A Cuban emigrant identified as Yadi (@yadi_samon) shared her experience on TikTok after sending a package to Cuba for her son, and what happened next sparked a debate among members of the Cuban community abroad.
In the video posted on Sunday, Yadi explains that her mother asked her to prioritize the child's needs, so she included basic medications to distribute among family members: paracetamol, which she says costs 20 dollars in the United States, and omeprazole, which costs her 25 dollars.
"I put a little bit of medicine, because a bottle of paracetamol costs twenty dollars here, and a dose of omeprazole costs twenty-five dollars to share," he reported.
The outcome was unexpected: when her mother tried to distribute the medications, the relatives gave them back.
Yadi interpreted that rejection as a sign that her relatives in Cuba assume she has unlimited money and that she has no projects or a future of her own to build.
"It so happens that when my mom distributes the medicine, it was returned to her because they think that you have no plans, that you didn’t come to prepare yourself, that you have no projects, that you have no future," she reported.
This adds another reproach: she claims that weeks and months go by without those same relatives calling her.
His response was clear: anyone who does not express gratitude or communicate will be excluded from future shipments.
"From a package, you won’t receive anything else, that's it. I am indeed bringing everyone off the ship," she warned, and closed with a phrase that resonated among her followers: "My love, I am no one's slave, understand."
Yadi's testimony adds to other accounts shared in 2026 by Cubans abroad who have expressed their exhaustion regarding what they perceive as a lack of recognition from their relatives on the island.
Last August, another emigrant known as "Colina" went viral with a video in which she complained that her relatives "don't even thank you for that box," despite sending basic products every month.
On September 9, the Cuban Lourdes (@lourdesmcr) published a reflection lasting almost seven minutes in which she urged that emigrants should not be seen as a "money-printing machine."
On September 22, another Cuban abroad responded to those who say that 20 dollars "is nothing", emphasizing that this amount "is taken right out of the pocket."
The financial assistance that many emigrants send to their families in Cuba can represent a significant expense. According to an estimate from Periódico Cubano reported by Infobae in August, supporting a household of three or four people in Cuba from the United States can require between 500 and 950 dollars per month, an amount that can increase due to unforeseen expenses.
The video by Yadi garnered over 31,700 views in less than 24 hours, with hundreds of comments from emigrants who said they could relate to her situation.
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