“But I’m having so much fun in school, Mommy”, is what you always tell me whenever I raise my concern with your crazy long days & many late nights, studying. Or whenever I’d find you reviewing in between whatever breaks you could find on the run -be it on our mini dates, grocery shopping, running errands, or in between family outings. Study, study, study is all you ever do that I’m always worried it might burn you out somehow.

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My dearest Jangi, I never want you to think & feel that the world revolves around you. But I do want you to know that without a doubt, MY whole world does. Please take care always, and may God be with you every step of the way as you take your journey in life. <3

Here is my girl with a head full of magical dreams, a heart full of wonder, and hands that will shape the world. Just you wait & see. 😉

Someday my love, when the pages of my life comes to an end, I know that you will be one of its beautiful chapters. You are one of the 4 exclamation marks in the happiest sentences I could ever write. <3

Mothers, be a strong woman so your daughter will have a role model. And so your son will know what to look for in a woman when he is a man.

Our Daddy, the bracelets to our 2 wonder women, and the shield to our Captain America. The superhero to my normal human. <3

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So hearing you say that you’re still “having fun” in spite of all the hard work, gives me comfort & peace that maybe, just maybe, we are doing the right thing & we’d get through this with very, very minimal occupational hazard lol. 😉

Even when you were little, you already had great study habits, my Nana. I never had to nag you, or to put pressure on you because you did that well on your own. You are so disciplined & you always strive to be the best version of yourself. You have always been such a perfectionist, and most of the time, too hard on yourself.

So GO, follow your dreams, be the best that you can be, and fly the highest that you could fly. But as your mother, I’m just reminding you -please, NO PRESSURE. If this path works out for you, I’ll be happy. If it doesn’t & something else comes up in the future, then I’ll also be happy as long as it makes YOU happy. Because ultimately, I wish you love & happiness more than success in your career.

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Wonder Woman is not a fictional character. Wonder Woman is a mindset. It’s not about what you think, it’s about what you believe. You can be anything you want to be anak.

Some girls want to look like dolls, but not this one. This girl is an action figure – a super hero. Because looking like a Wonder Woman far outweighs looking like a Barbie! My Jangi, faster than a speeding ambulance, more powerful than an MRI, and able to leap large puddles of blood in a single bound. 😛 You seriously don’t wanna mess with her. 😉

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I support you 100% with med school & beyond and I wish you nothing but success. It is not my intention to discourage you, but I do want to point out that life is so precious & so short. I don’t want you chasing dreams if it means you will lose yourself in the process. As you know, crazy things have been happening lately which got me so scared & paranoid. So I’m just saying (and I cannot stress this enough), I don’t care about the trimmings. I care about YOU. I can go in life without many things, but you guys I simply cannot live without.

Like I always tell you & your siblings, in life, we ALWAYS have options. We have lots & lots of that so never ever feel backed against the wall by anything or anyone. I am already so proud of you my Jangi. Whatever else you may become, by God’s grace, is just bonus.

Happy birthday my first-born. Thank you for being a great benchmark to your siblings. I love you. :-*

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My dearest daughter, remember that in a world of ordinary mortals, you are a Wonder Woman! <3 Life may be tough my darling, but I believe that so are you. Hang in there, love!

Super Woman: Single. Bat Woman: Single. Wonder Woman: Single. Get it? You’re single because you’re a superhero hehe. Easy ka lang anak, one day you will find your match. 😉