\u201cAnd let\u2019s be honest,\u201d Vanessa said loudly, \u201cshe\u2019ll never amount to anything. Some girls are born for success, and some are born to make cheap dresses in their bedrooms.\u201d Sophie\u2019s eyes filled with tears, but before I could answer, Grandma slowly pushed her chair back. The room quieted as she stood, leaning lightly on her cane. She looked at Sophie\u2019s dress for several seconds, then smiled. \u201cActually, Vanessa,\u201d she said calmly, \u201cyou have no idea what that little girl is holding in her hands.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grandma walked toward Sophie and gently touched the stitched collar. \u201cI recognize this pattern,\u201d she said. \u201cIt belonged to my mother.\u201d Then she turned toward the room. \u201cAnd Sophie didn\u2019t simply copy it. She redesigned it herself.\u201d Vanessa laughed nervously. \u201cMom, please. It\u2019s a homemade dress.\u201d Grandma\u2019s smile disappeared. \u201cExactly. And three months ago, I submitted Sophie\u2019s designs to the youth division of the International Young Designers competition without telling anyone. READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAnd let\u2019s be honest,\u201d Vanessa said loudly, \u201cshe\u2019ll never amount to anything. Some girls are born for success, and some are born to make cheap dresses in… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n