Patumma, ammu
Where do I start. You wrote some big exams in 2019 Sep/ Oct. On the 4 th Oct you received big result 1 for your grammar school. Very happy. Good enough to qualify in the above average range. First academic scholarship interview letter on 10 th Oct. 2nd Academic scholarship interview letter on 16th Oct. On 19th Oct, second grammar result. Once again, well above average.
We know you are definitely not in the genius category. You are that smart kid who works relentlessly to produce results while being always upbeat! To that teacher who said ‘ She is really good in English and maths is fine but NVR will not get her in to grammar’ Ma’am you simply do not know children ,especially not my daughter. She does not understand ‘can’t’. Another thing she does not know is how to hold a grudge. She still likes you. But sorry, I don’t.
You did not like her because she would politely but firmly question you when you calculated her marks percentage wrong. She also challenged you when you tried to bully her.
You thought being the tiniest and youngest, she should defer to all older kids and adults. She, rightly thought otherwise.
Well, my puny one is gigantic in her heart. We see her as Wonder Woman and so does she. How you saw her was solely your problem, not hers.
All of the above pattumma, parallelly you qualified for the county in badminton , achieved Lamda grade 2, bharartnatham grade 2, singing grade 3, Kumon E ( you started Kumon late July and we did not attend in October) and swimming silver. And the joy of life is still bubbling inside you.
The head teacher of KH was very impressed with your interview and shook Daddy’s hand and said how proud we must be of you.
You had happily suggested additional books for their school library and how to make their learning environment more fun. He particularly identified how you were clearly a child with a child’s perspective and belief in making everything happier and nicer for children.
You are never that top student , top player, top musician. But you are above average at a lot of things.
And being cheeky and happy , no matter what, well, in my head you are the top of the top in that!
No matter who says you can’t ( including me) , hopefully you would look back at this time and say, ‘ Well , people have always been telling me that, poor sods’ and March your happy march of life blithely proving us all wrong...
Now we know why we waited for you for so long chelame..
Good things take time..;)
Love you loads
Amma
