the madonna

she was the first woman in her village to go to university,

during a time when meat was a luxury reserved for the few, she studied biochemistry and obtained a high position working at a meat factory,
we were never hungry.

after being forced to quit her job, she bought a sewing machine and taught herself how to use it,
first socks, then shirts, then coats,
a few years later, my parents had built one of the biggest clothing factories in town.

after 20+ years of working in the clothing business, she reinvents herself (again,) closes down the factory, and goes back to university to study pedagogy,

my mom has now been a biochemistry teacher for 5 years.

she is a badass goddess of a woman that worked and fought and prayed for all of her accomplishments.

the times are tough, but women are tougher.

I’ll see you tomorrow.

today is day 187 of the year, there are 179 days remaining of 2022.