Candela Serrat Dani Muriel

1-Has it been difficult to balance your relationship with the arrival of a baby?

Honestly, not so much at the beginning, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult as Mérida grows. Every day, we become more aware of how much we need quality time for ourselves as a couple, and how important it is to find those little gaps. The current situation doesn’t help much when it comes to getting away, so we have to be creative.

2- On social media, you show a complete break from preconceived roles in Mérida's upbringing. Did this way of organizing yourselves happen naturally, or was it planned and agreed upon?

It came naturally from the very beginning. At home, we were still working when Mérida was born, so we decided the three of us would live a nomadic life with theater tours, adapting as much as possible to her needs. Dani’s role has also been very important. Right now, at home, he takes on more of the caregiving role. It’s very beautiful to see a father cooking, carrying her, and taking her to the doctor. Long live caregiving parents.

3-When Mérida is a teenager and starts going out, who do you think will be the "good cop" and who will be the "bad cop"?

4- A golden piece of advice you would give to future parents.

Never say, « I wouldn’t do that ». You’re tempting fate. No, seriously—what mattered to us was not imposing a way of raising children based on a preconceived plan.

That the baby is happy and healthy—that’s what matters. The rest will come naturally.

5- When did you meet? Did both of you share the same concerns about leading a sustainable life, or did one of you bring them into your partnership?

Candela—this has always run in her family. She grew up in an environment fully dedicated to a sustainable philosophy and with great care for the planet, and it has been very important for both of us to maintain that since we created a home together.

6-What habits for leading a sustainable life do you have at home?

When it comes to food, we use organic, local, and seasonal products at home, and BLW from six months has helped us a lot to share that with our little one. We also teach her to care for our vegetable garden and plants from a very young age, and we plant a tree for each birthday. In her education, above all, it’s very important to us that toys aren’t made of plastic, to help curb consumerism, and to reuse things from friends—then give them a second life with other friends or donate them to an organization. We also take Mérida to visit shelters like the Equine Rescue Center of Trabalújer, Vida con Perros… where we can help and teach Mérida the importance of caring for and respecting the animals that need us most.

And of course, we choose care products that are as natural as possible and share an environmental care philosophy like LILLYDOO! As soon as we discovered the brand, we fell in love with it: the way they care for their products, and how they never settle and are constantly improving.

7-Do you think there are deficiencies in environmental education overall? Is there still too much misinformation?

Of course there are deficiencies. The information we receive about environmental care—and everything we could do—is minimal compared to all the options available. We should educate our children about this at home, and schools should do so as well. After all, the planet will belong to them, and our responsibility is to leave them all the available information and a beautiful inheritance of the world.

We would love for schools to provide more information about this. It’s very important for us to choose a school that does so for our daughter.

Teach them the value of the land and how to care for it. But we also believe it’s very important to set that example at home. Everyone can put more effort into seeking alternatives and information on how to improve daily family life to support the planet’s sustainability. And if we all made small gestures within our personal circles, we would see big improvements.

Our beaches, our seas, our forests… I believe the problem isn’t a lack of information, but a lack of care or empathy from each individual.

But as I said before, if they don’t see a good example at home…

9- With such busy schedules, how do you organize yourselves with household chores?

We don’t have assigned tasks. Everyone does what needs to be done, trying to keep the routine running. But we’re very clear that we’re a team, and from there everything is easier.

10- In the future, would you like to expand the family?

For now, we’re very happy as a group of three. We enjoy watching Mérida grow and giving her the time, attention, and life we wanted for her. But you never know.