Not perfect, but full of love, forgiveness: Ian, Lotlot remember mom Nora Aunor

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rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-1" );MANILA, Philippines — Nora Aunor may not have been the perfect mother — her public spats with her kids ranged from serious to petty — yet every time, they always find their way back to forgive. Nora was married to actor Christopher de Leon.



They have one biological child, Ian, and adopted children Lotlot, Matet, Kiko, and Kenneth. But being the country’s “Superstar,” both in movies and music, had its pitfalls, including being a mother. “Buong buhay po namin hindi naging madali.

Ang buhay ng tao ay hindi madali, maraming pagsubok, maraming pinagdadaanan. Hindi po iba ang aming ina,” Ian de Leon shared in an interview with 24 Oras on Friday night, April 18, two days after the death of his mother. (Our entire life wasn’t easy.

People’s lives aren’t easy, it’s full of challenges and hardships. It’s the same thing with our mother.)“Bawat isa sa atin may pinagdadaanan.

Minsan may konting hindi pagkakaintindihan, pero sa [kabila] ng lahat, ang importante nagbalik loob tayo sa Diyos, matutong magpatawad, matutong magmahal nang totoo, matutong umunawa sa kapwa kahit sila ‘yung nag-agrabyado sa atin.”(All of us go through something. Sometimes there are misunderstandings, but despite everything, what’s important is we turn to God, learn to forgive, to love, and to learn to understand others even if they hurt you.

)Their family rifts often land on local entertainment news, like when Nora didn’t show up at Lotlot’s wedding to Lebanese businessman Fadi El Soury in 2018 (a decade after her annulment with actor Ramon Christopher Gutierrez) because of a supposed “silent feud.”In 2020, Ian’s years-long conflict with Nora led to a private reconciliation, but their relationship quickly got strained again when Nora told him that she’s going to share it in her vlog. The falling out even led to Ian not showing up in a birthday party that Nora organized.

Then there’s the “tuyo war” with Matet in 2023, where she admittedly got furious when Nora directly competed with her gourmet tuyo business.But through it all, they always ended up forgiving each other. When Nora celebrated her 70th birthday on May 21, 2023, her five children came — all saying that no matter what, they love her very much.

“Maraming tao sa paligid natin na hindi nakakaintindi sa kung anong naging buhay naming personal kasama ang aming ina. Pero natuto kaming magpatawad, at ‘yun ang ipanapakita sa amin ng aming ina,” said Ian. window.

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displayAd( "mobile-middle-2" );(There are a lot of people who don’t understand our personal life with our mom. But we learned to forgive, that’s what our mom showed us.).

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Kung hindi dahil sa kanya, hindi kami mapapalaki ng ganito,” he added. (We learned how to love with all our hearts, to give. That’s because of the example shown by our mother.

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We wouldn’t grow up this way if it weren’t for her.)Lotlot said she understands how difficult it had been for Nora, who had been in the public eye all her life.“She’s in the books, at school, so how can we not know? People come and go sa bahay namin, ilang bus ang dumadating para lang makita siya (to our house, buses arrive, just to see her),” she said.

But for all her fame and faults, it’s always Nora’s kindness that made them love her unconditionally.“As a person, a lot of people can testify to my mom’s generosity, not just with her craft, but in everything. And that’s why she’s really loved by plenty.

She’s genuine, malambing sa lahat (sweet to everyone), the way she helps others also,” Lotlot added.“Kaming mga anak (Us kids), we just try our best. We will never be able to match her work.

No one will be able to match her work. She’s the only Superstar.” – Rappler.

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