Julia Clarete talks about her baby

Julia Clarete could only burst out in joy about being a new mom in an interview after her guest stint at the Fanatxt All-Stars segment in 97.1 Barangay LSFM. “I’m happier, I’m less angry. In fact a lot of my anger, a lot of my feelings of being lost (disappeared) when I had my baby! Nawala lahat. 'Yung angst-angst ko? Ay, wala na! Happiness na lang!" You wouldn’t think that the singer-host just gave birth four months ago. She’s as slim as she was before she had her baby Sebastian, whom she has nicknamed “Bean." “Wala akong (diet). Never akong nag-gym! Walaaaaa!" she declares out loud, when asked about her fitness regimen. But Julia clarifies that she has always had a sporty lifestyle, because she likes engaging in physical activities such as playing frisbee and surfing. Has she encountered any problems in raising baby Bean? “Wala. Thank God, he’s such a good baby! And siguro kasi rin, I prepped myself that it’s gonna be really hard taking care of him, (kaya) dumali. Maganda rin 'yung nag-prepare ka for something really difficult, kasi mas equipped ka for the challenges na haharapin mo." Career and Family How does Julia deal with her showbiz schedule and the demands of motherhood? She shares that she brings Bean’s booties or mittens to the set of Eat Bulaga and smells them often to remind her of her son. “I can’t call it separation anxiety; it’s more of separation excitement? Kasi parang, you bring a piece of him with you…What I usually do is I bring ‘used stuff’ niya. Tapos inaamoy-amoy ko lang. Pero it’s not because I miss him…It’s just that I can be around him in another way." Aside from being happier, in what other ways has she changed since Bean came into this world? “One, I can’t just go out whenever I feel like it it! Hindi na ako pwedeng gumimik, and I have to conduct myself in a more acceptable manner. Dati, pwedeng punki-punkista ako pag humarap ako sa tao! Ngayon, hindi na pwede! Ngayon, I have to be (more) maayos, (at) mas ‘sanitized!’" A mother’s wish What kind of mom is this singer and host? “I think I’m a very detached mom -- I’m very tutok, but I’m also letting him have his way. Hopefully, I’m not a terrible mom!" She imparts, “A lot of moms wish, ‘Ay, I hope my son would become like this, or like that.’ Ako, ang gusto ko lang, is for him to be the best in whatever it is he chooses to be…Wag lang sana siya mag-bisyo – wag siyang mag-drugs, wag siyang magkung anu-ano! Just be a good person; be the best person he can be, okay na ako. Wag lang siya 'yung kung gusto niyang maging kriminal, he’ll be the best criminal! Wag naman!" Is Julia ready to deal with Bean’s teenage years? “I just wait…‘Yun nga, my fears will always be there. It’s part of being a mom; it’s part of being human. The most I can do about my fears is to just handle them properly; to not let them affect the way I will raise my son. “For now, i-enjoy ko muna siya as a baby, kasi hindi na siya babalik nang ganoon e…So enjoy ko na lang, until such a time when he discovers the world and decides to take on the world on his own. (By then), back seat na ako," closes the obviously happy mom. - iGMA.tv