Tween to Teen

It's bound to happen, eventually.  Graduation, work and then maybe marriage, childbirth and, to be morbid, death.  Meanwhile, let me just hit that pause button and relish this moment.

Definitely, she's an extension of me with a sprinkle of my personality but with so much more.. potential.

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One night I jokingly asked her, when she's married will she still have pup with her.  Wittingly she answered: Magaasawa ba ko?
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I was never this close to my parents to freely talk about my future.  I grew up with a straight path focused on finishing college to find work and give back to family.  I wasn't given other options and I was a good enough daughter with no need to ask for more.

For my daughter, I choose to be a guide and witness whatever person she would like to be.