𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘥𝘰.
Growing up, I often thought, “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵.” My parents didn’t know what it was like to deal with the challenges of my time—the academic pressure, peer competition, or the relentless pursuit of #dreams. 𝘖𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥.
But as #life unfolded, I began to see the #sacrifices they made, the silent battles they fought, and the #strength it took to keep their struggles hidden from us.
They built a #cocoon of love and security around us, ensuring that we could focus on our #aspirations without carrying the weight of their challenges.
I think about my mother often—her resilience, her quiet determination, and how she turned her own life into an extraordinary tale of courage. Her journey inspired me to write
‘𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 (𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢) 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭,’ and ‘𝘜𝘴𝘩𝘢 𝘬𝘪 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯’ a memoir dedicated to the lessons she unknowingly taught me.
Now, as a #parent myself, I see it from the other side. I work to shield my kids from the #complexities of life, hoping they’ll have the space to dream big and grow freely—𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦.
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: our struggles are often made lighter by the unseen strength of those who came before us.
𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭.
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