Last Saturday, my kid had a cultural presentation and she was a revelation. She was quite the performer that morning and everyone loved her. Her classmates were not bad actually. They delivered a good performance, too. But MG was all smiles the whole time and had a connection with the audience. I think that was her edge.

I was also surprised. For the past two weeks during practice, she wouldn’t follow the steps. The teacher aide was always there beside her just in case she missed a step or two. At home, she would practice the song but would make up new words to Leron Leron Sinta. That’s why everyone was surprised when she did all the steps and sang her heart out for the audience. I was a proud mama. The teachers and other parents came up to me and congratulated MG for a job well done. She even got a prize from her teacher–an extra bag of goodies.

This is a moment that being a parent makes all the hard work, late nights and sacrifices all worthwhile.