nicole Marie, At Thirteen (PEOPLE 2025)

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At thirteen, my daughter stands poised on the edge of adolescence — a threshold where the child I have known begins to transform into a version of herself that is both familiar and startlingly new.In these moments, I catch glimpses of her growing independence, sudden flashes of strength in her gaze that take me by surprise, stirring a quiet awe. The interplay of light and shadow across her face mirrors this delicate transition —simultaneously revealing and concealing, intimate yet unknowable. Through this portrait, I see clearly the quiet tension of this fleeting stage: where love is threaded with the bittersweet realisation that she is stepping beyond my constant knowing, towards her own becoming.

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