Jaclyn Jose reflects on parenthood, letting kids make their own way

Jaclyn Jose on Sunday took to Instagram to give her two cents on parenthood, saying she did her best to raise her kids to be happy and that she was not a "controlling" parent.

Jaclyn, who raised Andi Eigenmann and Gwen Garimond Ilagan Guck as a single mom, also posted a throwback photo to accompany her thoughts.

 

 

 

 

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It is our responsibility S parents, i am a single mom of 2, i worked so hard to make them feel that everything was ok napuputulan ng ilaw o d makabayad rental but that doesnt mean na ipapasa ko problema ko sa mga anak ko ..i havent get a single centavo sa mga anak ko. Kakayanin ko lahat para sa mga anak ko .i did all my best to raise them happy lang..no controlling para pag time naman nila gawin nila naman para sa mga anak nila..d ako nakikisawsaw sa issue just giving my point let them at the end they will more responsible..us parents must understand our children let them leave madadapa yan pero babangon kung hahayaan natin sila ..at wag obligate your children to pay your dreams they have their own too...

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Feb 23, 2020 at 5:17am PST

"...I am a single mom of 2, I worked so hard to make them feel that everything was okay," she said.

"Napuputulan ng ilaw o 'di makabayad rental, but that doesn't mean na ipapasa ko problema ko sa mga anak ko... I haven't gotten a single centavo sa mga anak ko," Jaclyn added.

The award-winning actress said she is confident that she raised her children well.

"Kakayanin ko lahat para sa mga anak ko. I did all my best to raise them. Happy lang...no controlling para 'pag time naman nila gawin nila naman para sa mga anak nila," Jaclyn said.

She also made a pitch for parents letting their offspring make their own way, even letting them stumble and rise back up again.

"Di ako nakikisawsaw sa issue just giving my point let them at the end they will [be] more responsible...us parents must understand our children let them leave madadapa yan pero babangon kung hahayaan natin sila," she added.

Jaclyn also urged parents not to  to never force their children to pay for their dreams because they have their own as well.

"'Wag i-obligate your children to pay your dreams, they have their own too."

In an interview with GMA News Online in 2018, the veteran actress said one of the lessons she has learned from being a grandmother is to let go of her firstborn Andi and allow her to do things on her own.

"I need to let go of Andi, because she's at the age na, she knows what she's doing. She can take care of herself na and her daughter; she's doing well in taking care of her daughter," she said.

Andi now has two young children of her own: 8-year-old Ellie and Baby Lilo. She lives in Siargao Island with her partner Philmar Alipayo.

She has also been active on social media, posting updates about her family's island life.

 

 

 

 

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Look at Lilo already sitting up by herself in a big girl couch and being very present t our hang out! This is exactly the day I was talking about when I had just given birth— I told myself that the day would come when we would hope time would suddenly go by slowly because of how fast they are growing. So I made sure take in and embrace every moment (easy or hard), with this little one being so tiny and so precious! Going through post- partum depression early on was tough, but a positive mindset really helped me through it. At times when I’d break into tears and feel so tired, I would also often tell myself that it’s no secret that motherhood would be this difficult, people say that all the time. but I am built for this, and I’d get through this, and I did! Because being a mother means learning with strengths you never knew you had and dealing with fears you never knew existed.—- another thing people say all the time ????

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"Being a mother means learning with strengths you never knew you had and dealing with fears you never knew existed," she said in a recent post. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/BM, GMA News