Today my mother received a phone call from one of her fellow entrepreneur. 3 of the ladies planned to travel to Bandarban that night for a fair. She  asked if Mom wants to tag along as well. I heard my mother tell her that's impossible, it's not enough time etc. etc Then I here her say, "Let me talk to my daughter."
Her daughter being me, egged her on to go for the trip. Well she needed more consultation and validation for her wish so she called her brother, thank god it's one of my uncles who is pretty cool. He also said to go ahead and have fun. Then she called her son, who fell from the sky hearing this but thankfully also egged her on. And off she went.
It's a very mundane story to most people. If I heard it I would think the same. But I have walked along side my mother on her life path or witnessed her walk most my life. From a woman being dominated by her husband a big part of her life to the woman who just packed her bags and left for a trip was a hard one but a freeing one.
Fighting for her own financial freedom, finding her own voice and growing into a strong woman was not just for her but for me as well. My mother is the a big part of reason I am the woman I am today.