Internet celebrity Joel Mondina, popularly known as Pambansang Kolokoy, spilled the tea against his former partner Marites Mondina and how he sacrificed many things just to make the latter happy.
In an interview with Ogie Diaz, Joel revealed that he distanced himself from other people, including his parents, just because Marites was not on good terms with the said individuals.
“Hindi ko nakita ‘yung magulang ko, ‘yung tatay ko for 10 years hindi ko nakausap at ‘yung nanay ko hindi ko nakausap for 8 years,” said Joel. “Magkatabi lang ‘yung bahay namin,”
“Ayaw ni Grace na kausapin ko sila,” he added.
According to him, Marites was not on good terms with his parents because they didn’t accept her at first because of her status when they met.
“Nung una kasi nakilala si Marites, she was still married when I met her. Syempre nalaman ng parents ko ‘yun at bilang isang Pilipino parang hindi sila agree du’n sa ganu’ng klaseng relasyon.” he stated.
He even narrated that Marites was upset when Joel was showing their kids to his parents.
Joel couldn’t hide his sadness that Marites was
“Masakit kasi ‘yung mga anak ko, hindi kilala ‘yung mga magulang ko,” Joel said.
“‘Yung isang anak ko, nung pinakita ko sa Facetime, tinanong ‘Daddy who is she?’ sabi ko that’s your grandma,” he added.
The influencer divulged that he cut his communication with his family to avoid disappointing Marites.
“Kinalimutan ko ‘yung parents ko just to make her feel good. May mga time din na nagsisinungaling ako just to make her feel good. Siniraan ko ang best friend ko just to make her feel good,” he said.
“Kung ayaw n’ya sa isang tao, dapat ikaw, ayaw mo din du’n sa taong ‘yun,” he also said.