To My Dearest Daughter,
This weekend, you will sit your 11+ exams.
I am writing this to you now, before you walk into that room, because I want you to carry something with you that no exam paper can measure.
You Have Already Earned This
Let me say that again, slowly, so it sinks in:
You have already earned the right to get into a good grammar school.
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Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
I have written to you many times over the past year. Letters of encouragement. Letters of correction. Letters of hope and letters of frustration. I have celebrated your wins – the tournament goals, the 90% in French, the moments of genuine kindness. I have cited examples, From Islam Feruz to Andy Robertson, From Kobi Manoo
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Self-Awareness. Professionalism. Trust. Tolerance.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
Every now and then, life sends you a message through someone else’s voice. Someone who has walked a path you are only beginning to tread. Someone who can say things that a parent cannot quite say in the same way.
Your uncle has written you a letter.
He
… Gratitude. Assets. Stocks. Shares.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
This week, we are looking at something different. Something that might feel like it belongs in a boardroom or a bank, but actually belongs right here, in your room, in your habits, in your choices.
We are looking at gratitude, assets, stocks, and shares.
Self-Awareness. Professionalism. Trust. Tolerance.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
Another four weeks have gone by like a flash. A lot has happened since last time. Some of it good. Some of it not so good
Let me start with what matters most: I still believe you are a good kid.
At your core, underneath the detentions, the inconsistency, the on‑off fallouts with your mum, the slipping
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Tomorrow is not promised. Neither is reconciliation.
I never thought I would write these words about Uwa. Truth be told, my son, your dad and Uwa were not best buddies, especially after we left school. Life got in the way. Then distance. The kind of distance that feels permanent until suddenly, it is.
He died recently after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He leaves behind a wife and three
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My name is Kelly-Kester. 
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