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Sarah Lahbati talks about being a mom and what love advice she would give to her sons

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Actress Sarah Lahbati talked about being a mother in an interview with MEGA for their Up Close and Personal segment.</p><p>In the video posted on the magazine’s YouTube channel on December 13, Sarah shared how her 30s felt so different, especially now that she is a mother of two.</p><p>“It feels like enlightening, I would say. It feels so much different in a good way,” she remarked.</p><p>“Motherhood has changed me for the best. It made me the best version of myself,” she said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzM9veaS76n/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR00FXLQ2uy2hvFray31tJMOX7NCTySqn5-aK_JggP-clTCdmdyJCS2vrt8#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A1895263.5999999978%2C%22ls%22%3A377004.3999999985%2C%22le%22%3A377413.3999999985%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The actress shared that being able to care for her children is the best thing about being a mother.</p><p>“The best thing about being a mother is hugging my kids. Being able to care for them, seeing them fall asleep. I love watching them grow, you know being there during their milestones,” she lovingly said.</p><p>She also expressed that her greatest strength is being an amazing mother for her and Richard Gutierrez’s sons, Zion and Kai, and enjoying being a boys’ mom.</p><p>“It’s fun. It’s chaotic. It’s noisy and when the house is quiet, it’s weird, but it&#x27;s a lovely, beautiful ride,” the actress happily described.</p><p>She also shared what she learned from her mom, Esther Lahbati, and how she adapted them for her sons, 10-year-old Zion and 5-year-old Kai</p><p>“In different ways she shows her nurturing side through food, through worrying, through always being there, through being tough in the best way. All those things she’s done for me and doing the same for my children and somehow in my own way as well,” she stated.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxLM5lvPpyO/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR00FXLQ2uy2hvFray31tJMOX7NCTySqn5-aK_JggP-clTCdmdyJCS2vrt8#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1872824.5999999978%2C%22ls%22%3A377004.3999999985%2C%22le%22%3A377413.3999999985%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The 30-year-old actress also revealed her wishes for children and what she always taught them. </p><p>“My goals for my children is for them to grow up to be God-fearing, kind, respectful. I always remind them of the importance of appreciating the small things,” she said.</p><p>When asked about love advice that she would give to her sons, Sarah emphasized how she wanted them to look for love in a deeper understanding and values someone’s characteristics over physical appearance.</p><p>“My advice for Zion and Kai about love is look in words to not just look at the physicality of a person but their personality, values, how kind are they, do they know about respect, are they the type of people that like helping each other,” she said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyXNoV-v1BA/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR00FXLQ2uy2hvFray31tJMOX7NCTySqn5-aK_JggP-clTCdmdyJCS2vrt8#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1845014.5999999978%2C%22ls%22%3A377004.3999999985%2C%22le%22%3A377413.3999999985%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The actress also shared how her family is her top priority in life and she always gives time to be with them.</p><p>“I always give time for my family, that&#x27;s my number one priority over my career or anything else. It&#x27;s just a natural thing for me.”</p><p>Recently, the actress has been embroiled in breakup rumors with her husband, Richard, after she was not seen attending recent events of the Gutierrez family and after she changed her Instagram name to &quot;SLG.&quot;</p><p>Her mother-in-law, talent manager Annabelle Rama, revealed that Richard has been staying with her for a month already.</p><p>“Hindi pa ‘ko puwede magsalita,” Annabelle told ABS-CBN News’ MJ Felipe, when asked about the breakup rumors. “Pero sasabihin ko sa ‘yo si Richard nasa akin ngayon.”</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/12/8/annabelle-rama-speaks-up-on-richard-gutierrez-sarah-lahbati-breakup-rumors-1028" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Annabelle Rama speaks up on Richard Gutierrez-Sarah Lahbati breakup rumors</u></strong></a></div><p>“One month na. Pero unti unti siyang lumilipat ng gamit sa Alabang. Lilipat na siya, siguro mga after Christmas.”</p><p>The couple, who got married in 2020 and have been together since 2012, have not addressed the rumors yet as of this writing.</p>

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Sarah Lahbati talks about being a mom and what love advice she would give to her sons

Nikka Sabio

Published Dec 14, 2023 04:29 PM PHT

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