Naiiyak sa tuwa si Jeraldine Blackman kapag naiisip niya ang suporta at pagmamahal ng mga netizens, lalo na ng mga followers at subscribers, sa buong pamilya niya.
Hindi maikakailang sikat na sikat ang Blackman family dahil milyun-milyon ang followers nito sa iba't ibang social media platforms: 2.5 million sa Instagram, 2.7 million sa Facebook, 2.4 million sa TikTok, at 391,000 subscribers sa YouTube.
Binubuo ito ng Pinay na si Jeraldine, ng Australian husband niyang si Joshua, at ang dalawa nilang anak na sina Nimo, six years old, at Jette, four years old.
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Sa panayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kay Jeraldine sa launch nila ni Jette bilang endorsers ng Luxe Kids Powdered Drink, inihayag nito ang isa sa mga most unforgettable feedback na nakuha niya.
Lahad niya, “Yung mga nare-retain sa memory ko is, like yung mga fond memories.
"Like, for example, this lady came up to me one time and said, ‘Me and my husband just got separated, like you know, I was like, you know, and I was having like suicidal thoughts.
"But, you know, by watching your videos, and your kids, and you and Josh, has like, you know, made my life so much better.’
“Something na mga ganun, kaya sobrang masarap sa pakiramdam."
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BLACKMAN FAMILY'S DIET
Nadako ang usapan sa diet ng pamilya, partikular sa pagkain ng mga anak.
Si Jeraldine ay may Celiac Disease, isang "chronic digetsive and immune disorder" na apektado ang kanyang small intestine.
Dahil sa medical condition niyang ito, marami siyang dietary restrictions, na naapektuhan din ang buong pamilya.
Aniya, "I can’t have any gluten in my diet! So all my kids are gluten-free now.
“Even Josh, we are all gluten-free at home.
"Like when I was diagnosed first, I even have to change our oven so that, you know, if there’s contamination, it will be like eliminated."
WHAT IS A GLUTEN-FREE DIET?
Ang gluten ay isang klase ng protein na matatagpuan sa wheat at iba pang grains.
Anu-ano ang gluten-free foods? Narito ang listahan ng MayoClinic.org:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Beans, seeds, legumes and nuts in their natural, unprocessed forms
- Eggs
- Lean, nonprocessed meats, fish and poultry
- Most low-fat dairy products
BLACKMAN'S "GOOD DIET AT HOME"
Maging sina Nimo at Jette ay conscious sa kanilang kinakain.
"Actually, we don’t really eat a lot of gluten, like for example wheat, yung mga ano, kaya I think like, you know, before ako na-diagnose, sobrang like, I’ve been eating unhealthy food.
“Lahat ng mga chichiriya… pero ngayon, after I was diagnosed, pati sila, lumaki sila na ganun.
"Even sa school when Nimo was in kindergarten, sabi niyang ganun, may snack sa school na crackers na ganyan, tapos biglang sinabi niya, ‘Oh sorry, I can’t eat that because I’m gluten-free!’
“Tapos na-shock yung mga teacher niya, ‘Hala gluten-free baka mamaya magkasakit na siya!’
“They called me, and I said, ‘Oh no, it’s me, not Nimo!’” at natawa si Jeraldine.
Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “So lahat kami, alam na nila, even like when we go out to eat, they would know, ‘Oh, it’s not gluten-free.’
“So I can confidently say that we have a very good diet at home.”
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BLACKMAN FAMILY'S CONTENT
Natanong din si Jeraldine tungkol naman sa limitations nila sa paggawa ng content para sa vlog.
Base sa sagot ng mommy sa Blackman family, ang concern niya ay yung pagiging in touch sa reality ng kanilang mga videos.
“Limitations would be like, you know, what do you call this, so yung mga nilalagay ko sa social media is the reality. Like, you know, I think that is what the people has fallen in love, with our contents.
“Very raw. Tapos I would never like put anything like yung personal emotions na nila [Jette and Nimo].
“Kaya ano, sobrang na-a-amaze pa rin ako until now, until now.
“Like ngayon, kahit kaming dalawa lang ni Jette na nandito, the support is, you know, still amazing.
“And meeting you all guys here is another level na na-unlock sa aking content creator na career, na na-check sa aking bucket list.
“And meeting Ate Anna, is like you know, a huge blessing, too,” pagtukoy ni Jeraldine sa businesswoman na si Anna Magkawas na siyang may-ari ng mga produktong powdered drink na Luxe Kids na may variants na Chocolate, Ponkana, at Strawberry Juice.
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Sina Jeraldine at Jette lamang ang nasa Pilipinas sa ngayon para sa promo ng product endorsement nila. Naiwan sa Australia si Joshua dahil may pasok sa eskuwelahan si Nimo.
Nakausap ng members ng media sina Jeraldine at Jette nitong Linggo, May 26, 2024, sa The Studio Meeting Room ng Sheraton Manila Hotel sa Newport World Resorts sa Pasay City.