September 24, 2008
Just how life changing is motherhood? Like any first time mom, Cheri Mercado knows.
The former news anchor of ABS-CBN was used to working habits from sun up to sundown. She started her day by waking up at 3 in the morning to host Magandang Umaga Bayan which airs at 5:30. The she rushed to the field to gather news, from 9am to 4pm. At one point she also anchored the late night newscast the Global News and a lifestyle show called Coffee Talk in the ANC Channel. Young and full of vigor, Cheri was at the height of her career in the Kapamily network.
But things started changing for the woman who was so used to the rat race when she learned that there is a “life growing inside her”. She started changing her priorities.
“The life growing inside of me was all that mattered then. All of a sudden the rat race didn’t make much sense and I couldn’t take care of my health with the kind of demands and schedule I had,” recalled the (age ) mother.
Cheri knows she has to give up her busy life and concentrate on her baby but she didn’t think twice. Fortunately, TV5 (former ABC 5) offered her an opportunity to focus on her child as well as continue to deliver the news. She was even given a four-month break after giving birth.
“God works in amazing ways that doors opened just at the right moment. It was totally a wish come true.”
Although reporting is her passion, Cheri’s first priority is still motherhood. A firm believer of breastfeeding, Cheri breastfeed baby Christina for a year. Apart from spending regular time everyday to bond with Christina at home, Cheri also brings her daughter to the malls every once in a while together with stock broker husband Mike Santos.
Home Schooling
Like any mother, Cheri wanted to get involved with the education of her child. As much as possible, she wants at each and every moment of her daughter’s learning so she’s seriously considering home schooling – teaching her 4-yo daughter Christiana at home.
“It’s a big step. A serious step and I totally admire those who do it and those who have done it. I am totally intimidated by the thought. But my heart is screaming for me to do it, so I’m half-a-step close to arriving at that decision.”
Her advice to mothers?
“Even if we have our careers at peak, we have to make sure to give proper and sufficient amount of time to our children because there is really nothing that can be compared to being a mom.”
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