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From first-time parent jitters to the realities of raising Deia, May cover star Iza Calzado and Ben Wintle get candid about their parenting journey, the lessons they've learned, and how becoming parents transformed them.

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00:00At three years old, she's saying and expressing things for the first time.
00:04We really explain.
00:07I can't speak Tagalog because she can understand.
00:14Hi, Smart Parenting Fam!
00:16Welcome to this episode of Usap Tayo.
00:19Today is a special day because it is our first family cover shoot.
00:31Not nervous, scared.
00:33I was scared that I might not be a good mother because I didn't have the best relationship with my
00:41mother.
00:42There are also fears that you're scared of having your body change, which is a very valid fear for a
00:50lot of women.
00:52I expected my husband to be more hands-on.
00:57I thought our yayas were going to do more.
00:59Wow, how many times did you change your diaper?
01:03What I mean.
01:04I thought you would do it.
01:06Having a baby, it's a job for two people.
01:08I didn't really know that coming into it.
01:10I thought at least one person could manage.
01:12And I want to be a hands-on dad.
01:15I know.
01:15But running, having and running a business and being a hands-on dad, one of the hardest things in the
01:20world.
01:20Yeah, on weekends, you are as hands-on as you can be.
01:24I'll give you that.
01:27Selfless.
01:28Really?
01:28Because when you become a parent, obviously it's the child first.
01:33When I got married to Iza, I was still quite selfish, but only when having a child do you realize
01:38the importance of being selfless.
01:40I agree.
01:41I think when we take away, if we take away yayas, we will fully realize how selfless we have to
01:48be.
01:48I'm overfilled with love and joy every time I see Dea.
01:52And you didn't expect that.
01:53I knew something like that was coming, but you only really know when you experience it.
01:58Okay, good answer.
01:59You're also aware that there is a child that is around you.
02:04So, even if you want to cry and you want to cry, you're angry.
02:08Okay, good answer.
02:08But I'm going to tone down.
02:11I'm going to tone down.
02:13I'm going to tone down.
02:44I'm going to tone down.
02:56I don't know.
02:59I'm sorry.
03:00I'm sorry.
03:01I'm sorry.
03:01I'm sorry.
03:01And then she's smart because she wants to watch more TV with me and not go upstairs to the bar.
03:07She then says, let's watch rugby because she knows daddy likes watching rugby.
03:11She knows.
03:13There will always be new discoveries, right?
03:15At three years old, she's saying and expressing things for the first time.
03:20So it's very fun.
03:22That's the best part of this.
03:23But it's so saraf.
03:25Like when she tells me sometimes, she'll be like, mama, I love you.
03:29I love you forever and ever and ever and always.
03:32Oh, great.
03:36That's it.
03:37Motherhood has brought out the best in her.
03:39I've always seen that she's hardworking, but she's really channeled that into motherhood as well.
03:59I love you, motherhood.
04:01I love you.
04:04She's really nice, baby.
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