Millie "Moo" Mardon

Make a person who knows what they want. And goes and gets it.

Moo just puts her head down and gets it done. The perfectionist.

State gymnastics. Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine at Sydney Uni. A sense of style that somehow cuts through every market full of noise and lands on the one right thing. Every time.

She didn't need direction. She arrived with a brief already written.

I've watched her work in a way most adults haven't figured out yet. No drama. No shortcuts. That quiet, ruthless tenacity. When she points herself at something it's already done. The outcome is just catching up.

I believe she can unlock anything she decides is worth unlocking. Haven't seen evidence to the contrary.

Fiercely self-sufficient. Which is brilliant. Except I'm bloody not, so - oi. Over here. I need a hug.

Some people arrive ready. You stay out of the way. You're there when they need you. She rarely needs you. That's not a criticism. That's who she is.

If she reads this: I see you, Moo. Always have. Proud of you in a way I haven't found the right words for yet. Still looking.