Mahigit dalawang dekada na ang nakalilipas nang magkahiwalay sina Pops Fernandez at Martin Nievera. Nabiyayaan ng dalawang anak na lalaki ang dating mag-asawa, sina Robin at Ram. Labingdalawang taong gulang na rin ngayon ang anak ni Martin kay Katrina Ojeda na si Santino.

Ayon kay Pops ay nahirapan siyang tanggapin noon ang kalagayan nila ni Martin kaya umabot nang matagal na panahon bago nanumbalik ang pagiging magkaibigan ng dalawa. “Siyempre it took a long time. I don’t think I’m gonna be a normal human being if gano’n kadali. Time heals all wounds. For me kasi I’m okay, I’m doing quite well. I’m blessed with my two boys. Parang nawala na talaga ‘yung galit ko. Another factor is when I saw Santino, he’s such a sweet kid. It broke my heart and then I think it totally changed ‘yung pananaw ko talaga. So I said, everything has to be okay. And it is,” pagdedetalye ni Pops.

Kamakailan ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataon ang Concert Queen at dalawang anak na makasama sina Martin, Katrina at Santino upang ipagdiwang ang Kapaskuhan. “I’m happy to say that for the very first time, our Christmas, not quite normal yet, but somehow we made it normal, we made it work. I wanted the boys to get along together. And I think we had a great time,” pagbabahagi ni Pops.

Samantala, malaki naman ang pasasalamat ni Martin sa dating asawa dahil sa buong-puso nitong pagtanggap kina Katrina at Santino.  “It’s the whole modern family concept, it was magic. It was Christmas, that’s what Christmas is all about, miracles and magic. And of course all the credit goes to Pops because if she doesn’t allow it, it’s a whole different ball game,” makahulugang pahayag ni Martin.

Pinuri rin ng Concert King si Pops dahil maayos ang naging pagpapalaki nito sa kanilang dalawang anak mula noong magkahiwalay sila. “Credits to Pops, you never spoke badly of me, ‘Your father is a jerk,’ ‘All men are alike,’ you never put me in those words. I know you didn’t because I can see it in my children. They never lost respect of me,” pagtatapos ni Martin.

Muling magkakasama sina Pops at Martin sa ‘Two-gether Again’ concert na gaganapin sa February 14, 15, 17 hanggang 21 sa Solaire Theater.

With reports from J.C.C.