Post by WeLoveJen on Feb 27, 2008 0:23:53 GMT 8
Jennylyn’s letter to her unborn child
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
And they didn’t live happily ever after.
Only four weeks ago, Jennylyn Mercado, 19, and her boyfriend Patrick Garcia, 26, jointly announced on national television that they were expecting their love child, holding hands and looking lovingly into each other’s eyes as they did so, telling the whole world that they were sticking to each other, ehem, for better or for worse.
Only four weeks later, Jennylyn would reappear on national television by her lonesome, her face drenched in tears as she announced that all is over between her and Patrick, telling the whole world that she’s ready to raise their child by herself.
What a difference four weeks make, ‘no?
Barely three months into her pregnancy, Jennylyn was hurt when Patrick hinted in a TV interview that he might not be the father of the baby, but he said he was ready to take the responsibility until somebody would come to claim the baby as his own. Wasn’t it insensitive for Patrick to say that? Or was he misquoted (or his words taken out of context)?
“I should know who the father is,” said Jennylyn in an interview with Funfare. “Kaming dalawa ang nakakaalam n’un.”
Kinks like that crop up all the time among showbiz couples having babies out of wedlock (right, Dennis Trillo and Carlene Aguilar?). In the end, after the exchange of heated/hurting words, when their heads clear up, they end up melting back into each other’s arms and letting bygones be bygones.
Meanwhile, in connection with the first anniversary tonight of The Ricky Lo Exclusives (on Q-11, 8:30 to 9:30), I asked Jennylyn to write a letter to her unborn child. (The episode’s other guests wrote their own open letters, including Drs. Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho to each other, Marian Rivera to her “someone special,” Gretchen Barretto to “somebody special,” Ogie Alcasid to his beloved Regine Velasquez, and Lorna Tolentino and sons Renz and Raphael to Rudy Fernandez.)
Here’s Jennylyn’s letter:
To my dearest baby,
First of all, I want you to know that Mommy loves you very much. I may not be sure how to show it or how to make you feel it, but I love you deeply because you are my life and I know that you know that because you are keeping me strong. God has given you to me to be my strength and inspiration.
Baby, I also want to tell you that I am very sorry. If I could have chosen a better circumstance for you to be brought into this world, I would. But I couldn’t, kaya I’m sorry that you will have to grow up in an imperfect world. Mommy did not have an ideal childhood, and I wanted sana to spare you from the complications of being born into a broken home. But Daddy and I are both not ready, kaya hindi namin maibibigay sa’yo ‘yung complete family that you deserve. Pero, Baby, we love you very much at kahit hindi buo ang family natin, our love for you will keep you whole. I promise you that.
As much as natatakot ako that I will not be a perfect mommy, I am excited to have you na, Baby. I want to cuddle you and kiss you and witness all your firsts. We will sing together and laugh together and have sobrang madaming-madaming fun.
I promise you that, as best as I can, I will protect you from harm. I may not be able to prevent other people and things from hurting you but I will always be here to cry with you and to comfort you. I will take care of you the best way I can because I love you very much, Baby.
You came into my life as a blessing from God, and I will forever be thankful to Him for that. You are the reason why I am happy because God gave you to me as a promise that everything will be okay. And, I assure you, all will be okay, Baby. Just be strong and I will also be strong for you.
Mommy loves you very much.
— MOMMY
(from pex originally posted by budiluvsbak)
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
And they didn’t live happily ever after.
Only four weeks ago, Jennylyn Mercado, 19, and her boyfriend Patrick Garcia, 26, jointly announced on national television that they were expecting their love child, holding hands and looking lovingly into each other’s eyes as they did so, telling the whole world that they were sticking to each other, ehem, for better or for worse.
Only four weeks later, Jennylyn would reappear on national television by her lonesome, her face drenched in tears as she announced that all is over between her and Patrick, telling the whole world that she’s ready to raise their child by herself.
What a difference four weeks make, ‘no?
Barely three months into her pregnancy, Jennylyn was hurt when Patrick hinted in a TV interview that he might not be the father of the baby, but he said he was ready to take the responsibility until somebody would come to claim the baby as his own. Wasn’t it insensitive for Patrick to say that? Or was he misquoted (or his words taken out of context)?
“I should know who the father is,” said Jennylyn in an interview with Funfare. “Kaming dalawa ang nakakaalam n’un.”
Kinks like that crop up all the time among showbiz couples having babies out of wedlock (right, Dennis Trillo and Carlene Aguilar?). In the end, after the exchange of heated/hurting words, when their heads clear up, they end up melting back into each other’s arms and letting bygones be bygones.
Meanwhile, in connection with the first anniversary tonight of The Ricky Lo Exclusives (on Q-11, 8:30 to 9:30), I asked Jennylyn to write a letter to her unborn child. (The episode’s other guests wrote their own open letters, including Drs. Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho to each other, Marian Rivera to her “someone special,” Gretchen Barretto to “somebody special,” Ogie Alcasid to his beloved Regine Velasquez, and Lorna Tolentino and sons Renz and Raphael to Rudy Fernandez.)
Here’s Jennylyn’s letter:
To my dearest baby,
First of all, I want you to know that Mommy loves you very much. I may not be sure how to show it or how to make you feel it, but I love you deeply because you are my life and I know that you know that because you are keeping me strong. God has given you to me to be my strength and inspiration.
Baby, I also want to tell you that I am very sorry. If I could have chosen a better circumstance for you to be brought into this world, I would. But I couldn’t, kaya I’m sorry that you will have to grow up in an imperfect world. Mommy did not have an ideal childhood, and I wanted sana to spare you from the complications of being born into a broken home. But Daddy and I are both not ready, kaya hindi namin maibibigay sa’yo ‘yung complete family that you deserve. Pero, Baby, we love you very much at kahit hindi buo ang family natin, our love for you will keep you whole. I promise you that.
As much as natatakot ako that I will not be a perfect mommy, I am excited to have you na, Baby. I want to cuddle you and kiss you and witness all your firsts. We will sing together and laugh together and have sobrang madaming-madaming fun.
I promise you that, as best as I can, I will protect you from harm. I may not be able to prevent other people and things from hurting you but I will always be here to cry with you and to comfort you. I will take care of you the best way I can because I love you very much, Baby.
You came into my life as a blessing from God, and I will forever be thankful to Him for that. You are the reason why I am happy because God gave you to me as a promise that everything will be okay. And, I assure you, all will be okay, Baby. Just be strong and I will also be strong for you.
Mommy loves you very much.
— MOMMY
(from pex originally posted by budiluvsbak)