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High School Grad Recreates Photo She Took With Mom On First Day Of School
Kindergarten and graduation day come full circle.
And when she was a kid, they were attached at the hip.
So on her first day of kindergarten in 2004, she was completely distracted.
“I remember sitting in school and I was so ready to come home,” Gabrielle told HuffPost. “I hadn’t been with my mom all day and I couldn’t understand why she couldn’t come to school with me.”
When Gabrielle’s mom, Lizzette, came to pick her up after school that day, the little girl was so excited that she leapt into her mother’s arms.
A local photographer from the newspaper News and Tribune happened to be on campus that day covering the first day of school, and snapped a photo of the sweet moment.
The image ended up on the front page of the paper.
“That was a huge deal for us,” Gabrielle said. “When my mom found out, she went out and got all the newspapers. She gave copies to all her friends, co-workers, you couldn’t tell her nothing. She kept a ton for herself, though. We still have like a hundred copies in the house.”
Of course, Lizzette framed one of the covers and hung it on the living room wall.
“She was so proud,” Gabrielle said.
On Sunday, Gabrielle graduated from high school. Almost two years ago, Lizzette battled breast cancer and her mom’s presence made the occasion all the more special for Gabrielle.
“I’m blessed to have my mom,” Gabrielle told HuffPost. “We were close…
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