It’s Showtime host Amy Perez could not help but be emotional as she recalled the time when she needed to let go of her son so that he could live independently while attending college.

“‘Yan ang greatest sacrifice ng mga magulang, ‘yung i-let go ang anak, na hayaan lumipad, mag-grow pero kung magkamali man andun pa rin ‘yung magulang, andun pa rin ‘yung nanay ready to accept and give advice,” Amy opened up during the “Expecially For You” segment of It’s Showtime, relating to the experience of searcher Rosana.

Amy relayed that when her first son Adi started college, the latter had to live in a place near the school.

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“Tumira siya ng mas malapit dun sa school. Drum drum ang iniyak ko dun. Parang lahat ng tanong niya, lahat pilit mong binibigyan ng sagot. ‘Hindi anak dito mas okay ka.’ Pero at one point bilang isang nanay parang it was the hardest thing to accept na i-let go siya,” she recounted.

Amy remarked that she is proud that her son kept the values and the lessons that she taught him despite the distance.

“And ngayon, I’m very proud na nakikita ko siya na ‘yung dati pa lang mga binibunganga ko na, ‘Dapat ganito yung ginagawa mo,’ maayos siya. Okay siya at namumuhay siya ng tama ng hindi siya nakakapang-abala ng ibang tao,” she stated.

Amy shared that she hangs out every weekend with her son and her other children which she dubbed as their “Sondate.”

“Regular pa rin kaming nagkikita. Meron kaming ‘Sondate’ eh pag Sunday…. Iyon yung routine namin at natutuwa ako na lahat ng tinanim ko kay Adi, nakikita ko na ngayon siya,” she stated.

Amy remarked that she is proud of how her son grew up into the good person that he is today.

“Nakakatuwa na kapag nililibre ka sa lunch or nililibre niya ‘yung lolo’t lola niya. Nakakatuwa na merong ganun kang nakikitaka na sa kanila na gusto kong [i-pat] ang sarili ko na nung mga panahon na ‘yun mag-isa ako pero it turned out ang bait ng anak ko, sobra,” she said.