‘YouTube mom’ on ‘imperfect’ motherhood

Andi Manzano-Reyes and daughter Olivia

YouTube vlogger Andi Manzano-Reyes, known for her work as a radio-TV host, is the mom of a toddler, Olivia. Andi creates content for her vlog, regularly uploaded to her channel on the video-sharing site.

“I want to document everything,” she said. “When I was young, I had no videos. With Olivia, I want to capture her growth and milestones.”

Andi also documents other moments in her “mommy diaries.”

“There’s a little bit of craziness, cooking and how-tos. You’d see how I’m trying to figure things out,” she related.

The soon-to-be second-time mom shared: “What I’ve noticed with the local and international vloggers that I follow—it’s all real… I can see what they’re going through… motherhood is not about being perfect.”

Andi elaborated, “The reality is, it’s not always going to be positive. For a new mom, I would have wanted to hear it’s OK to be down, sometimes.”

Viewers have reached out to tell their own experiences.

“It was a different connection,” she said. “It’s not just for entertainment, but to help other moms, as well.”

Andi and Olivia’s adventures can be viewed via her YouTube channel (Andi Manzano), which has over 80,700 subscribers to date.