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Letter to my daughter on her graduation

Rites of passage mark our lives. Here, a mother draws on her own experiences to pass on some advice to her daughter entering the workforce.

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A journey of almost 23 years has reached yet another significant milestone, says the writer.

The writer said she had taken for granted the amount of hard work her self-motivated daughter put into her studies.

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Joanne Tan

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Dear Daughter,

Cliched as it may sound, it all seems to have played out in the blink of an eye. A journey of almost 23 years has reached yet another significant milestone.

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