Derek Ramsay has been influencing his son Austin to get into sports.
And he is glad the 17-year-old kid has taken a fancy to wakeboarding.
The Kapuso actor said, "He likes to wakeboard. He wakeboards a lot."
In February 2021, during the house shoot of PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), Derek said Austin likes staying in his room, a.k.a. his "cave."
The actor continued, "He's into computers which I'm not into.
"That's when I always tell him, 'You have to get out.' Sometimes kasi he just gets stuck in the room with the windows and the blinds shut.
"He gets lost in that world, and I tell him it's not healthy for you. So I try to get him out more and I'm glad that he's into wakeboarding now so that he gets some sun."
Just like Derek, Austin is also a sports buff. But the pandemic has set a lot of restrictions, so it's been quite a challenge for the 44-year-old dad to get Austin to stay away from gadgets.
"He's actually being very active because he's athletic, e. Sometimes, you know, with the whole COVID thing, bawal talaga lumabas.
"It's like cancer sitting down all day, playing in front of your computer or your cellphone or whatever gadget. So I try to balance that."
Derek also gifted his son with his own dog, a golden retriever named Tootsie.
"I bought a dog so he would walk the dog. That's his responsibility. All the other dogs, they're all mine, but the one that you see in the kulungan, that's Austin's dog.
"It teaches him, like, a sense of responsibility, so everyday naman niya nilalakad."
Derek and his son have five other dogs. They are Skye, the Samoyed; Tyson, the bulldog; Skunk, the pocket bully; Batman, the other pocket bully; and Riri, the Corgi.
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