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To encourage overall development, the kindergarten had asked each student to create a hand-drawn poster. My daughter Holly refused my help and insisted on doing it all on her own. Little did I know, most of the other children had their parents do the artwork for them. In comparison, Holly's delicate strokes were quickly dismissed. Not only was her work discarded into the trash, but her teacher also called her out in the parent group, criticizing her for being careless with the assignment. As I racked my brain trying to figure out how to help Holly regain her confidence in drawing, I was surprised to see Holly's artwork among the winning entries in the state-level children's art competition. But the signature wasn't hers—it belonged to another student from her class.

Aku sudah terbaring tanpa sehelai benang di lemari pendingin selama empat puluh hari. Foto-foto yang tidak disensor beredar heboh di internet. Di tengah derasnya fitnah yang menyebar, ibuku malah ikut membagikan fotonya, sambil dengan lembut menasihati adikku, “Dunia hiburan itu kotor, kamu jangan masuk ke sana. Lebih baik kamu warisi harta peninggalan kakakmu saja.” “Kamu berbeda dengan dia. Kamu adalah anak kesayanganku, jangan sampai dikotori dunia seperti itu.” Ternyata, dia sudah lupa. Lupa bahwa aku masuk ke dunia yang ‘kotor’ ini demi mencari uang untuk mengobati kanker yang dideritanya.