Dennis Padilla over daughter Claudia's wedding

Have you heard the recent buzz where apparently Dennis Padilla was invited to her daughter Claudia Barretto’s wedding? 

I heard and read about it earlier today but did not pay much attention because for me, it was just a “knee-jerk reaction”, but then now, for almost the whole day as I first chance upon the story at about 5am this Thursday, every time I scroll my social media account there was so much of Padilla’s reaction over being seated as a guest to his daughter’s wedding, and that he was being “budol” by his children.

In a previous interview with Dennis some years back, he shared his hope that when someday his daughters (Julia or Claudia) would be married he wanted at least to see them and be part of the ceremony. Then, that one day came, Claudia Barretto finally decided to tie the knot with her longtime boyfriend Sebastian Lorenzo. No one knew the event was forthcoming, perhaps it was just the family circle and really close allies of the couple as I learned that the Lorenzos were from a “buena familia” noting that Sebastian is a brother of Erich Gonzales’ husband Mateo Lorenzo. And like the Gonzales-Sebastian nuptials the ceremony was kept very private, but the supposed intimate ceremony of "Claudia and Basti" was now a social media slur where unsolicited opinions of the public were thrown out to them.

I would not dare say or comment about whether what happened right or wrong but it may help us understand to know where the camp of the Barretto’s are coming from: 

How is Dennis Padilla’s relation to his children? 

Did Dennis provide for them (Julia, Claudia and Leon) when he and Marjorie separated?

Is he visible to his children’s lives, at least when they were growing up and the presence of the father was a must in schools? 

How about on Christmas, birthdays, and graduations? 

Has he always been a supportive father? 

Or is it just in recent years that Dennis wanted to be part of his children's lives again? 

These are just some of the basic questions that come to my mind, but we should also try to analyze that Dennis would not be treated that way if he has done his fair share in his children’s lives. The separation was another thing but what is important  is his relationship to them? Did he not fail to fill them with love, attention and care? I would not think that Marjorie can control the hearts and minds of their children as they appeared to be very smart, if not intelligent kids.

But as for my two cents, while I do not have a child and no parent at all even to a fur baby, yes, Dennis may have been hurt by the way he was treated since according to him---he was asked to sit with the guests. 

He, however, could have celebrated the ceremony quietly with joy, love and prayers from his vantage point knowing his daughter Claudia married a man with a good family background, rather than lashed out his disappointments to social media. 

I believed a responsible father could have handled it better. Dennis could have waited at least for a week or so, to settle his emotions and bias to the incident, then make a call or text or meet Claudia and Basti to personally congratulate them and inquire as why he was treated as a guest. 

Now, I wonder is it the pride or emotion that a man could not contain which made him react that waym, thus making his daughter’s intimate wedding into a social media fun-fare? 

Well, that’s my two cents thoughts on this wedding issue.

Also, allow me to encourage everyone, as we reflect on this coming Holy Week, as well for our peace of mind—let us find it in our hearts to forgive those people who have hurt us despite them asking for it.

Also, allow me to encourage everyone as we reflect this coming Holy Week, 

as well as for our peace of mind—let us find it in our hearts to FORGIVE those people who have hurt us despite them not asking for it.