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WATCH: How Sharon Cuneta told her son Miguel that he’s adopted

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<p>MANILA – Like many other celebrities, Sharon Cuneta has also ventured into vlogging.</p><p>And for her first video, the veteran actress-singer opted to discuss a topic that is close to her heart – adoption.</p><p>Cuneta and her husband, Senator Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan, have an adopted son named Miguel. He is the youngest in the family, and the singer-actress has referred to him as a “gift from God.”</p><p>In her vlog, Cuneta explained why they opted to tell Miguel about being adopted while he is still young.</p><p>“Kiko and I decided na maliit pa lang si Miguel namin ay sasabihin na namin para wala nang questions at lumalaki siya na sa isip ko, alam niyang special siyang bata,” she said. </p><p>“Pero siyempre it will all depend on you,” she stressed. “Depende sa sitwasyon ng pamilya niyo kung ano ang iniisip mong mas maganda. Pero ang opinyon ko, the earlier the better.”</p><p>Cuneta went on to share how she told Miguel that he is not her biological son.</p><p>“For some reason, gustong-gusto ko ‘yung show na ‘The Little Couple’… So we were watching this show, nagkataon they adopted a little boy from China, and later on a little girl from India… One day we were in Tagaytay and nakahiga kaming mag-ina sa kama… then all of a sudden, he (Miguel) asked me, ‘Am I adopted, Mama?’” she recalled.</p><p>Cuneta continued: “Sabi ko, ‘Lord, please guide me.’ How will I answer this kasi &#x27;di ako prepared? So I said, ‘Yeah. Look at Will.’ Will, he was the little boy in ‘The Little Couple’ show… in-adopt siya ng little couple na doktora at businessman.”</p><p>“Hindi sobrang serious ng conversation. It was in passing and I said, ‘Your sisters came from my tummy. You, God sent you to us.’ So ngayon kapag tinanong mo siya, ‘Who gave you to Daddy and Mommy?’ Sasabihin niya, ‘Jesus.’”</p><p>To those who are planning to tell their children early on about being adopted, Cuneta gave this tip: “Siyempre it’s up to you, but I’d rather tell my child habang bata siya, but not in the way na parang seryosong-seryoso, na parang, ‘Big deal ito, ganito.’ Hindi. Iyong akin is, ‘You’re special because you were chosen and you’re part of my family even if you didn’t come from my tummy. You really came from my heart and God gave you to us because we really prayed for a boy.’”</p><p>“Habang bata pa, always, always emphasize the fact na he or she is very special kasi pinili siya, and family doesn’t always have to be blood,” she added. </p><div><strong>Watch Cuneta’s vlog below:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/56trDarbgS0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>“Kiko and I decided na maliit pa lang si Miguel namin ay sasabihin na namin para wala nang questions at lumalaki siya na sa isip ko, alam niyang special siyang bata.” </p>

“Kiko and I decided na maliit pa lang si Miguel namin ay sasabihin na namin para wala nang questions at lumalaki siya na sa isip ko, alam niyang special siyang bata.”