
- FEU Advocate
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- October 11, 2025
To you, who grew up too early
Before she could even learn how to braid her hair, she learned to weave her family’s needs around her own. The eldest daughter, ‘ate,’ is often praised for her strength, patience, and selflessness. But behind the soft smiles and steady resolve lies a lifetime of unspoken expectations. She is raised to carry, to care, to endure—and was made to believe that it is love. Yet on this International Day of the Girl Child, one must wonder: when did love start to mean surrender?
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