Actress Lotlot de Leon reacted to netizens and Noranians (fans of her adoptive mother Nora Aunor) who are calling her ‘ingrata’ or ungrateful.
She said that despite the criticisms she received as an adopted child from other people, her adoptive parents never let her feel like an outcast.
“Sa totoo lang para akong natulala, parang pinagkakaisahan ako. I don’t know how or when this started. All my life kahit nung bata pa ako natatawag na akong ‘ampon’ or ‘ampon ni Nora’. My parents never made me feel otherwise. But the others, yes. May pagkakataon pa nga na si Ian (de Leon, her adoptive parents’ biological son) pwede kumain ng delata nung bata kame na nasa cabinet. ‘Yung nag-aalaga kay Ian sabe sa kanya lang ‘yun. Kahit hindi ko naiintindihan I would just nod and say, ‘yes po’. Kahit sa school may mga nang bully. Kadalasan I would just walk away. May isang pagkakataon din sumagot ako.”
Lotlot also shared how much she cares and loves her siblings and they try to be with each other no matter what happens.
“Lahat ng mga kapatid ko, mahal na mahal ko. Wala akong hindi gagawin para sa kanila. Walang makakatumbas sa pinagsamahan namin. Kung alam n’yo lang. Sa hirap at ginhawa I will always try to be there for them, and sila ganun din para sa akin. Did we have an easy life? No. Kase kahit naman sikat at kilala at kinikilala sa buong mundo mga magulang namin hindi naman na bago buhay namin. Natural lang. Simple pa rin.”
Then she revealed that her relationship with Nora is different from a typical family.
“Ang relationship ko kay mommy, iba. We have never been the ‘typical’ kind of family. I have tried my best all these years to be a good daughter. Wala akong hindi sinubukan gawin. Alam ng Diyos yan. Minsan gusto ko ipaliwanag sa lahat kung ano nga ba kame..pero hindi ko din mapaliwanag. Ang alam ko lang mahal ko sya. At cguro kahit nga ipaliwanag ko hindi pa din maiintindihan.”
She expressed confusion as to why and when did people started labeling her as ‘ingrata’.
“I don’t know when or how ‘people’ started calling me ungrateful, ingrata walang utang na loob. Hindi ko alam paano or kelan lahat nang ito nag simula. Pagod na pagod na din ako depensahan sarili ko. Ang daming accusations sa akin na para bang alam nila kung ano ang TOTOO. Walang kang respeto Ingrata Mahalin mo mommy mo. Walang utang na loob. Magpakumbaba ka. Baitbaitan ka lang… Ito ang mga sinusumbat sa akin.”
She then tracked back on how she tries to be a good daughter to Nora.
“Nung bata ako, pag sinusuway ako ni mommy kakausapin nya ako. Pag May mga ‘sumbong’ sa kanya. Ang lagi ko lang sagot ‘yes po ma.’ I never answered her back or ni mangatwiran ginawa ko. Nang nagkaanak na ako I would always reach out. Walang panahon na hindi ko sya iniisip kahit hindi kame magkasama. Text or tawag. Or puntahan sya ginawa ko. I wanted her to be at my wedding, I asked her. How can I not? I wanted her to be ‘present’. Sa lahat ng occasion sa buhay ko pati na din sa mga anak ko. Wala din sya sa kasal ni Ian, pero bakit hindi kwinenestion yun nang sinuman?”
She also revealed how much they try to show support to each other as one family during trying times.
“Nung nawala kapatid nya, si Uncle Buboy… we were there. Nung nasa ICU sya sabay-sabay kaming magkakapatid nag punta. Lahat kame. Dinalaw namin sya ulit ni Ian before he passed. We will always try to be there for one another. Kaming magkakapatid. We will always be there for mom too. Anytime na kailangan nya kame. Basta kaya namin we will be there. I will be there. Walang panahon na hindi ko sya susuyuin. Lalo na kung alam ko na may tampo siya.”
Lotlot believes that their life isn’t perfect but she assured that she will never forget about her adoptive parents.
“Never naging perpekto buhay namin. May masaya, malungkot, magulo lahat na. Pero ang Lahat ng ito ay personal. Hindi na din para isa-isahin ko pa. Pero isa lang cgurado, alam ko kahit kailan di ako makakalimot. Alam ko May hanganan din ang lahat…”
It is known to many that Lotlot and her adoptive mother Nora Aunor are not always on good terms.
In fact, Nora did not attend Lotlot’s wedding with Fadi El Soury in 2018.
The gap between the two has been blamed on Lotlot for allegedly being ungrateful to her adoptive mother.
The actress said that she will speak about her relationship with Nora soon on her YouTube channel.
