Did Sarah Lahbati's mom feel out of place in baby Zion's party?

After the lavish birthday party and baptism for Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati's son Zion, Sarah's mom Esther took to social media to express her disappointment over how she was treated in the event.

Esther revealed that she felt hurt at being ignored in her grandson's party last Sunday, June 15. Her post has already been deleted, but netizens continue to express mixed reactions about it on social media.

"Masakit ang ma-ignore sa party. Hindi naman pwede pera pera na lang ang lagi nangingibabaw. Para lang makilala ka sa lipunan. Pag wala ka pera di ka kilala," Esther posted.

Sorry for herself

Sarah’s mom felt sorry for herself after someone allegedly told her to pack leftover food.

"At the end of the day sinabihan pa kong, 'Esther, magbalot ka ng mga tirang pagkain dyan. Pinarinig pa sa mga bisita grabe! Naawa ako sa sarili ko. The whole party hindi ako pinansin tapos para ako patay gutom aalukin ng tirang pagkain," she added.

Amid the recent issue about her mother, Sarah took to Instagram on Tuesday, June 17, to say that they will "accept, support and understand one another for the sake of baby Zion." Sarah did not mention a specific misunderstanding, but said that they will resolve issues among themselves.

Sarah shared a photo of her family with the following caption: "We have gone through a lot in the past year and a half. Both the Lahbati's and the Gutierrez's had to go through lots of obstacles and sacrifices to be able to help Chard and I deal with our problems. Now that all the dust has settled, everyone is happy that we have a new family member, baby Zion. He is such a blessing to us. Zion has brought so much joy to our lives, everybody wants to spend time with him. Like any other family we have misunderstandings but we will settle this internally and we will move forward. I hope that we can all live in harmony. Accept, support and understand one another for the sake of baby Zion."

Staying positive

Richard echoed Sarah’s statement at the press conference of “Overtime,” his newest movie under GMA Films.

"Sa ngayon, nagcoconcentrate kami on positivity. Kung ano man ang nangyaring misunderstanding or miscommunication, aayusin namin iyon within the family and we will move forward from that. We will stay positive," he said when asked about Esther's statements.

Richard shared that he has a very good relationship with Sarah's parents, since he lived with them in Switzerland when his girlfriend was pregnant.

"I am very close to Sarah's parents. We spent a lot of time together in Switzerland, even here in the Philippines. From Day One, I've looked up to them. I consider them as family and vice versa. They accepted me also. I spent a lot of time in their house in Switzerland. And they have Sarah and I all through this process. So andyan sila lagi't sumusuporta sa amin. And we're very thankful."

Aside from their family reality show "It Takes Gutz to be a Gutierrez," Richard is promoting "Overtime," which will open in cinemas on July 2.