I remember always bothering my mom with a hundred, random questions as a little kid. “Where do babies come from?”, “Do teachers live in the school?”, and “Are we there yet?” were always some of my favorite things to pick her brain about. Even though I was too young to notice her blood boiling, she always would humor me and answer nicely. I remember one day playing with my Hot Wheels cars and screaming at her in the kitchen “Can I be a fireman when I’m older?”. Just like any other parent, she told “If you believe enough you can make it happen”. Looking back at that answer, I realized my mom lied to me.

She was right about one thing. Anybody has the possibility of becoming anything. That is the great thing about life, we have the choice to do what we want. My mom always supported me in…