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　　for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the

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　　decisions adults had to make.

　　For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d

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　　wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her

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　　and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

　　During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large

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　　apartment, I became

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　　how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 50

　　I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on

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　　difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a

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　　attitude.

　　Back home , I

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　　myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 55

　　to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be

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　　. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable

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