I
have been that little girl who trusted and lost, who grew up too early
for her age, who always had a smile on her face while she wore borrowed
& faded clothes to school. I have been that teenage girl who began
working when she turned 18, curbing her dreams of going to college. I
have been that working professional who did a kick-ass job every time
but had to feel apologetic every time she had to take a day off for her
daughter’s PTA meeting. I have been that neurotic single mom who has
screamed and yelled, who has sometimes felt so exhausted at the end of a
day because she just wants to put her feet up & relax.
I have been that little girl who made friends easily, who played every
sport in school, who was forever the tomboy. I have been that teenage
girl who bought her first bike with her own money, who wasn’t afraid to
ride home at midnight every day after work, who had her first drink when
she was 18. I have been that working professional who brought in
happiness and cheer to work, who was always there to help out, who made
friends out of colleagues. I have been that friend who’s always there,
who always called her friends to wish them happy birthday. I have been
that single mom who never tires of making her daughter laugh in all the
strangest ways, who cooks her heart out because she knows her daughter
will wallop a dish, who never tires of telling her daughter she loves
her.
I am not you & my life over 37 years has been my inspiration!
Wrote this for the International Women's Day initiative by Tanishq
