July 29 ------ Now that he’s a father, Joem Bascon no longer fusses about where to go or what to do after work. He just wants to head straight home. “Gusto ko nang umuwi at mag-alaga ng bata!” he told reporters in a recent visit to a taping location for the GMA 7 primetime drama series “Asawa ng Asawa Ko.” “Back then, I would stay out and meet with friends. Now, after work, I go home, do errands and play with my kid.”
Gido, the 37-year-old actor’s son with partner Meryll Soriano, is now in preschool. Joem makes sure to go and watch over him whenever his schedule permits. “On my free days, I bring him to school. Even if I haven’t had any sleep, I go just so I can see how he’s doing,” said Joem who’s also a stepdad to Eli, Meryll’s 16-year-old son with her ex-husband, Bernard Palanca. Because Gido is a “pandemic baby,” Joem couldn’t be happier that his son now gets to socialize with other kids his age. “We’re told that the problem with pandemic babies is that they were mostly stuck at home, so they have a harder time interacting with others. At least, he now gets to play with other kids … It’s a small group, there are about eight of them,” he said.
Now that he’s a father, Joem Bascon no longer fusses about where to go or what to do after work. He just wants to head straight home. “Gusto ko nang umuwi at mag-alaga ng bata!” he told reporters in a recent visit to a taping location for the GMA 7 primetime drama series “Asawa ng Asawa Ko.” “Back then, I would stay out and meet with friends. Now, after work, I go home, do errands and play with my kid.”
Gido, the 37-year-old actor’s son with partner Meryll Soriano, is now in preschool. Joem makes sure to go and watch over him whenever his schedule permits. “On my free days, I bring him to school. Even if I haven’t had any sleep, I go just so I can see how he’s doing,” said Joem who’s also a stepdad to Eli, Meryll’s 16-year-old son with her ex-husband, Bernard Palanca. Because Gido is a “pandemic baby,” Joem couldn’t be happier that his son now gets to socialize with other kids his age. “We’re told that the problem with pandemic babies is that they were mostly stuck at home, so they have a harder time interacting with others. At least, he now gets to play with other kids … It’s a small group, there are about eight of them,” he said.
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If he were rich, Joem said he would have taken a break from show biz and started his own business. But for now, acting it is, and he can only hope to continue getting projects and work without sacrificing time for his family. “Back then, go lang nang go, accept lang nang accept … But now, I also have to consider time for my family. I’m now in my late 30s. Meryll and I are not getting any younger. We’re no longer at our physical peak, so we really have to choose the projects we accept. We hope to stay healthy, so that we can continue saving up until our kids finish their studies, so we can continue providing for them,” he said.
Gido is quite the ball of energy. “Nakakapagod! But at the end of day, when I’m hugging him, or watching him sleep, nawawala ang pagod ko. I just want to hug him all night, but that’s not possible when he’s awake,” he said, laughing. It’s way too early to tell what Gido’s interests would be when he grows up, but he seems to have the makings of a future actor—at least that’s what Meryll thinks, Joem said. “But of course, we want him to have a normal childhood … away from the limelight. We want him to experience going to school, playing outside and getting dirty. Whatever his decision is in the future, we will support him.”
Source: inquirer.net
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