How do you see yourself 5 years from now? No one really knows. But if I am the one who will answer this, I'd probably cry before I finished. 

My life has been in a roller coaster ride. Some might say, I was tough. Some might just ignore me. But, people who have been there since day one, knows how life beat me and test my strength on those miserable years of my life. 

I'm just a simple young lady back then, when I became a mother. Yes, you read it right. I know your eyebrows are raising right now, but believe me, I also didn't expect that to happen. I just know that even if my life is not perfect, I still wanna be the best mom I could ever be. 

Enough with the drama. My dreams are just simple. I want to be my sisters' courage and strength, because I know how hard it is to raise me; they've been there when all I wanna do is die. Believe me, I am the worst sister ever; I will disappoint you a lot. I want to be my grandparents' happiness and joy. They all did great raising me when I was in province. 

I want to be my daughter's bestfriend and food buddy; because I know how hard it is when you don't have your mom beside you. When no one listens and you felt alone. I don't want her to feel what I felt on those years when no one believed me. 

I want to be my son's shoulder-to-cry-on and his sunshine. Life is hard, and we expect men to be tough and brave, but I want my son to know, that it's okay to be weak sometimes, and to lose everything. The important thing is that, you learn from it, and you do your best to improve it. 

I want to be with my partner forever, through rain or shine and I want him to be my last. I know life's hard, but one thing is for sure, he will definitely be there 5 years from now. 

-Joanna Marie Rivero ♡