@re-joyce 15 August 2025 more from that month

While we’re all still surprised that Liza Soberano and Quen broke up three years ago, I hope we don’t neglect the fact that behind the headlines is a woman who has carried a lifetime’s worth of pain. After hearing her story in “Can I Come In?”, I felt a lump in my throat that just wouldn’t go away. I don’t even know how I managed to finish the entire vlog. Every detail of her childhood cut so deep, I could almost feel the weight she’s been carrying all her life. And if it hurt me this much just listening, I can’t imagine the kind of pain she’s endured having to live it. Saying that Liza has been through a lot is a real understatement. Her real name is “Hope” Elizabeth Soberano, yet the life she was given felt so far from it. It’s a cruel truth that the decisions our parents make can shape our entire future. Sometimes, without meaning to, they hand us a life we never asked for, one filled with wounds we didn’t deserve. We grow up strong because we have to, but inside, we still grieve the childhood we lost. This is why responsible parenting isn’t just about feeding and clothing your children. It’s about protecting their hearts. Because the hurt a child carries doesn’t vanish with age, it grows quietly and painfully with them.