On Saturday, July 9, Comedian-singer Ethel Booba disagreed with how some parents tend to force what they want on their kids, which, according to her, is a “wrong parenting” move.
“Payo sa mga parents, kasi may mga parents na pinipilit lang nila kung ano ang gusto nila. Parang frustrated sila tapos pinipilit nila sa anak. Dapat ‘wag ganoon. Tanungin muna nila ang bata. Kasi mamaya, napipilitan lang din eh. May mga ganoon talaga eh,” said Booba during Sing Galing Kids’ Arkidia press conference in Vista Mall Taguig.
She even recalled how “unhappy” some of her cousins were after being forced into something they did not want.
“Kasi may mga pinsan ako na mga ganiyan, ‘yung pinipilit din. Tapos hindi din nage-enjoy, hindi naman nananalo. Kasi nga napipilitan. Dapat ‘wag nating i-push nang i-push ang bata,” explained the comedian-singer. “Magiging successful din naman sila kapag gusto nila ang ginagawa nila at may support ng parents.”
In her case, however, the passion for singing was always there. Booba recalled how supportive her mother was during the time when she used to frequent singing competitions and won every time.
“Actually, ang nagpursigi sa akin na kumanta is ‘yung nanay ko. 4 years old, kumakanta na talaga ako. Kahit saan-saan talaga nakakarating kami.
“Ang s’werte talaga…lahat ng sinasalihan ko, panalo ako.
“Tsaka ang tiyaga din ng nanay ko sa’kin na magpraktis. Actually, siya ang nagturo sa akin na kumanta. Tapos talagang tinatiyaga niya ako nang bonggang-bongga.”
Although she was a winner in singing contests, Booba had no similar luck in a beauty contest, in which she felt “rejected.”
“Kulang sa ilong, kulang sa height, doon lang talaga. Doon lang ako na-sad. Doon ako sumablay,” she jest.
