Elisse Joson finds joy in being a mom and partner
(August 1 Monday)
Elisse Joson’s life as a first-time mom is “very different” from the time she was merely a carefree, single lady and a busy actress. “Even if I am a mom now, I continue to grow as an individual,” Elisse admits. “I enjoy my life now. I still can’t feel that I’m a mom. I learn a lot and I still grow each day because of my daughter, Felize, and McCoy (de Leon). It makes me a better person every day.”
Felize McKenzie, now 15 months old, is an adorable baby for Elisse and McCoy. The kid has been growing up too fast and they are both constantly discovering a lot of things about their bundle of joy.
An only child to her anaesthesiologist mom who raised her single-handedly, Elisse always dreamed of having a big family. Hence, she thanked McCoy’s family, who welcomed her with open arms after Felize was born.
“Thank you for McCoy. Thank you po for welcoming me and Felize into your family. I always wanted to have a big family someday and now our baby is very lucky to be with a big, happy family.
“Thank you for loving Felize. Thank you for guiding us into starting our own little family, for helping us handle our relationship better, for motivating us to always do more, for all the advice and family gatherings, I’ll cherish it po. We appreciate everything that you do for us. We love you po.”
As partners and first-time parents, Elisse and McCoy try to enjoy each other’s company each day. “We try to learn new things and grow together,” she said. “That’s what’s important to me. Even though we’re young, we try to learn from each other.”
Elisse and McCoy were both housemates in Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7, where they met in 2016. Their popular pairing was dubbed as McLisse. They opted to reveal about their baby before PBB Kumunity Season 10 in October last year and subsequently got Kuya as godfather for their child.
Elisse also thanked McCoy for constantly being with her, especially throughout her pregnancy. “You are a good son to Tito Mark, Tita Sheila,” she told McCoy. “A good brother to Ian, Markus and Shyla. A good man to me and a good daddy to Felize. You’re not perfect, but you do everything you can to be the best man for all of us.”
Elisse continued to praise McCoy for everything he does for their small family before expressing her love for her partner.
“Thank you for all that you do. Thank you for being you. We love you. I know that Felize will take on a lot of good qualities from you as she grows, not just your good genes. Naks!”
Elisse was recently welcomed to another family, the Luxe Beauty and Wellness Group, owned and managed by its CEO Anna Andrea Magkawas. Introducing Elisse as the newest Luxe Skin endorser happened on the first anniversary of the product, attended by all the business partners, distributors and other celebrity endorsers.
“I’m celebrating a big event with Ms. Anna and the Luxe family,” Elisse said. “Now is the perfect timing for the first anniversary of Luxe.
“We both know each other very well. Meron na kaming pinagsamahan.
Anybody who trusts me in our relationship and friendship, I’m very grateful with that. Also, ang laki ng trust ko with the product itself.
“I’ve been using it for a while. Miss Anna gave me the products without waiting for any commitment. Its quality being a local product, it’s very rare that Luxe and I clicked right away. Very much. So great relationship, great products, I love it. I’m here now.”
Joining Elisse in the roster of Luxe celebrity endorsers are Aubrey Miles, Cassy Legaspi, singer Elha Nympha, popular YouTuber Zeinab Harake, Mica Salamanca and Maxene Trinidad.
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