Kylie Padilla shares insights as a single mom

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Actress Kylie Padilla shared some of her realizations as a single mom to her two sons, Axl Romeo and Alas Joaquin. </span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">On her social media page, Kylie celebrated Mother&#x27;s Day by sharing her realizations and message for moms like her.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“Being a single mother is the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. At times I often wonder if I do enough, am I disciplining them the right way? Am I being too harsh or am I teaching a life lesson? If I am capable along with my own depression and anxiety to do this job? Or if I am a good mother? Or how do I even forgive myself when I make mistakes. I wonder all the time,” Kylie shared.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C63uOMqyoxH/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=728&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3160452.0999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A3158159.5%2C%22le%22%3A3160422.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1203" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“I find myself parenting myself as I am parenting them,” she added, noting how she also learns from being with her kids.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">The actress then shared that this year’s celebration is a special one as it is the time for her to honor herself after her continuous wins in life for being a strong mom.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“Usually on mother’s day I direct this energy to celebrate other moms in my life. This year I want to celebrate myself. I’m proud of me. I pat myself on the back. This has made me a better person. May all moms like me who struggle and I know you do, you are doing amazing. It’s ok to be human,” she wrote.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">She also added that it is okay to be imperfect and to always cherish the moments everyone has with their little ones/</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“If you don’t feel celebrated, I CELEBRATE YOU. It’s ok to admit to your flaws but always strive to be better. Repair when you can and always whatever happens, steal a hug a kiss and listen to that story they have told hundreds of times over, let them know you see them. They are only ever this little for so long,” she continued.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">She ended her message with, “The sacrifice is worth every laugh and every I love uttered from their lips. </span><span style="color:black;background:white">🙏🏻🤍</span><span style="color:black;background:white"> #happymothersday.”</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0txmkoB7l4/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=728&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3237977.0999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A3158159.5%2C%22le%22%3A3160422.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="787" 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><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Alas and Axl are Kylie’s sons with her former husband, actor Aljur Abrenica. The two tied the knot back in 2018 but separated in 2021.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="color:black;background:white">READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/11/5/kylie-padilla-speaks-up-about-her-marriage-with-aljur-abrenica-711">Kylie Padilla speaks up about her marriage with Aljur Abrenica</a></span></strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong> </strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">In a previous post in April last year, Kylie admitted how difficult it was to raise two children alone. </span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“Single motherhood is so hard! I don’t want to mince words anymore. I miss my kiddos. I’m trying to find so many ways to explain to them why Mama is always away and always tired,” she wrote.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKyliePadilla%2Fposts%2Fpfbid07w96Lg6kSpZYkDR838x96MzoVvhff29yNYgGD6trYMax7ELuAH2iwaoWcEB3LqxTl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500&amp;is_preview=true" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Kylie added that she had been working hard to secure the future of her children and promised that she would make herself less busy, so she could spend more time with her kids, and they could have her attention the whole day.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“I wish I could just hold them forever and make them understand how much they ground me and how much they guide me and how much of what I do is for their future. Konting tiis nalang and you’ll have me the whole day promise,” she added.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="color:black;background:white">READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/4/24/kylie-padilla-on-missing-her-sons-i-ve-been-a-dad-for-quite-some-time-now-1625">Kylie Padilla on missing her sons: ‘I’ve been [a] dad for quite some time now’</a></span></strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5"><br/></div><div><br/></div>

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Kylie Padilla learning to 'parent herself' as a single mom

Kylie Padilla learning to 'parent herself' as a single mom

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Published May 14, 2024 08:00 AM PHT

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