11/12/2025
Your first day of Kinder feels like it was just yesterday. You were so eager, so full of wonder that you could barely stand still. The moment we arrived, you sprinted toward the line of children, looking back only long enough to give me that bright little wave before running toward your new beginning.
I had no idea then how many beginnings we would face together.
From the day you were born my only instinct was to protect you. At six months old, I gathered every ounce of courage I had and ran with you to our new country, determined to give you a life free from fear, from harm, from the shadows of what we survived. For years, every step, every sacrifice, every fight was for one purpose — to keep us safe, to keep you safe.
And through every storm, you grew.
You explored parts of yourself with a bravery most adults never muster. You questioned, you transformed, you tried on identities in search of the one that fit your heart. You stood up against uncertainty, against loneliness, against the world’s opinions — until you found your voice, your truth, your people.
Now, at this stage of your life, you shine in a way that feels both brand new and deeply familiar. My kind, generous, artistic soul — a natural-born creator, a giver, a light. Anyone who knows you is better because of you.
And today, my Mimicita, on your graduation day, I look at you and feel something impossible to put into words: a pride so big it swallows the past and turns it into something beautiful.
You are one of my very best chapters — one I will cherish for the rest of my life.
I am so proud to be your mom. Always. Forever.
Congratulations my baby.
I love you.
