3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman | Leila Hoteit

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"Mom, who are these people?"

„Mama, ko su oni ljudi?“

It was an innocent question from my young daughter Alia

Bilo je to nevino pitanje moje ćerke Alije

around the time when she was three.

otprilike kad je imala tri godine.

We were walking along with my husband

Šetale smo sa mojim mužem

in one of Abu Dhabi's big fancy malls.

u jednom od velikih i luksuznih tržnih centara u Abu Dabiju.

Alia was peering at a huge poster standing tall in the middle of the mall.

Alija je posmatrala ogroman poster

koji je ponosno stajao usred tržnog centra.

It featured the three rulers of the United Arab Emirates.

Predstavljao je tri vladara Ujedinjenih Arapskih Emirata.

As she tucked in my side,

Dok se priljubljivala uz mene,

I bent down and explained that these were the rulers of the UAE

sagnula sam se i obasnila da su to vladari Ujedinjenih Arapskih Emirata

who had worked hard to develop their nation

koji su naporno radili na razvoju svoje nacije

and preserve its unity.

i očuvanju njenog jedinstva.

She asked, "Mom, why is it that here where we live,

Upitala je: „Mama, kako to da ovde gde živimo,

and back in Lebanon, where grandma and grandpa live,

kao i tamo u Libanu, gde žive baka i deka,

we never see the pictures of powerful women on the walls?

nikada na zidovima ne vidimo slike moćnih žena?

Is it because women are not important?"

Da li je to zato što žene nisu važne?“

This is probably the hardest question I've had to answer in my years as a parent

Ovo je verovatno najteže pitanje

na koje sam morala da odgovorim kao roditelj,

and in my 16-plus years of professional life, for that matter.

kao i u periodu svog profesionalnog života od više od 16 godina, štaviše.

I had grown up in my hometown in Lebanon,

Odrasla sam u svom rodnom gradu u Libanu

the younger of two daughters to a very hard-working pilot

kao mlađa od dve ćerke veoma vrednog pilota

and director of operations for the Lebanese Airlines

i direktora operacija „Libanskih aerolinija“

and a super-supportive stay-at-home mom and grandma.

i mame i bake, domaćica koje su pružale mnogo podrške.

My father had encouraged my sister and I to pursue our education

Moj otac je podsticao moju sestru i mene da stremimo ka obrazovanju,

even though our culture emphasized at the time

iako je naša kultura u to vreme naglašavala

that it was sons and not daughters who should be professionally motivated.

da sinovi, a ne ćerke treba da budu profesionalno motivisani.

I was one of very few girls of my generation

Bila sam jedna od nekolicine devojaka iz svoje generacije

who left home at 18 to study abroad.

koja je otišla od kuće sa 18 godina da bi studirala u inostranstvu.

My father didn't have a son,

Moj otac nije imao sina,

and so I, in a sense, became his.

pa sam tako ja, na neki način, to postala.

Fast-forward a couple of decades, and I hope I didn't do too badly

Ako premotamo unapred par decenija, nadam se da nisam podbacila

in making my father proud of his would-be son.

u tome da učinim oca ponosnim na svog tobožnjeg sina.

As I got my Bachelor's and PhD in electrical engineering,

Dok sam sticala svoju diplomu i titulu doktora električnog inženjeringa,

did R and D in the UK, then consulting in the Middle East,

bavila se istraživanjem i razvojem u Britaniji,

a zatim konsaltingom na Srednjem istoku,

I have always been in male-dominated environments.

uvek sam bila u sredinama kojima dominiraju muškarci.

Truth be told, I have never found a role model I could truly identify with.

Iskreno, nikada nisam pronašla uzor sa kojim bih se zaista identifikovala.

My mother's generation wasn't into professional leadership.

Generaciju moje majke nije zanimalo profesionalno vođstvo.

There were some encouraging men along the way,

Usput je bilo muškaraca koji su me ohrabrivali,

ali niko od njih nije znao

but none knew the demands and pressures I was facing,

sa kakvim sam se zahtevima i pritiscima suočavala,

pressures that got particularly acute when I had my own two beautiful children.

pritiscima koji su postali naročito jaki kada sam dobila dvoje prelepe dece.

And although Western women love to give us poor, oppressed Arab women advice,

Mada zapadnjačke žene vole da savetuju nas sirote, potlačene Arapkinje,

they live different lives with different constraints.

one žive drugačijim životima sa drugačijim ograničenjima.

So Arab women of my generation have had to become our own role models.

Zato su Arapkinje moje generacije morale da postanu sopstveni uzori.

Morale smo da žongliramo sa više stvari neko arapski muškarci

We have had to juggle more than Arab men,

and we have had to face more cultural rigidity than Western women.

i morale smo da se suočimo sa više kulturološke rigidnosti

nego zapadnjačke žene.

As a result, I would like to think that we poor, oppressed women

Kao rezultat, volela bih da mislim da mi, sirote, potlačene žene,

actually have some useful, certainly hard-earned lessons to share,

zapravo imamo neke korisne, svakako mukom stečene lekcije da podelimo,

lessons that might turn out useful

za koje bi se moglo ispostaviti da su korisne

for anyone wishing to thrive in the modern world.

za svakog ko želi da uspe u savremenom svetu.

Here are three of mine.

Evo tri moje lekcije.

["Convert their sh*t into your fuel."]

[„Pretvorite njihovo sra**e u vaše gorivo.“]

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

There is this word that everybody is touting as the key to success:

Postoji reč koju svi hvale kao ključ uspeha -

resilience.

otpornost.

Well, what exactly is resilience, and how do you develop it?

Pa, šta je tačno otpornost i kako da je razvijete?

I believe resilience is simply the ability to transform shit into fuel.

Smatram da je otpornost jednostavno sposobnost

da pretvorite sranje u gorivo.

In my previous job, well before my current firm,

Na mom prethodnom poslu, mnogo pre moje trenutne firme,

I was working with a man we will call John.

radila sam sa čovekom koga ćemo zvati Džon.

I had teamed up with John and was working hard,

Sarađivala sam sa Džonom i naporno radila,

hoping he would notice how great I was

nadajući se da će primetiti koliko sam sjajna

and that he would come to support my case to make partner at the firm.

i da će podržati moj predlog da postanem partner u firmi.

I was, in addition to delivering on my consulting projects,

Pored izvršavanja svojih projekata vezanih za konsalting,

writing passionately on the topic of women economic empowerment.

strastveno sam pisala na temu ekonomskog osnaživanja žena.

One day, I got to present my research to a roomful of MBA students.

Jednog dana mi je zapalo da predstavim svoje istraživanje

pred punom prostorijom master studenata poslovne administracije.

John was part of the audience

Džon je bio u publici,

listening for the first time to the details of my study.

po prvi put je slušao detalje mog istraživanja.

As I proceeded with my presentation,

Dok sam nastavljala sa prezentacijom,

I could see John in the corner of my eye.

mogla sam da vidim Džona krajičkom oka.

He had turned a dark shade of pink

Dobio je tamno roze nijansu

and had slid under his chair in apparent shame.

i skliznuo pod stolicu u očiglednoj posramljenosti.

I finished my presentation to an applauding audience

Završila sam svoju prezentaciju pred publikom koja je aplaudirala,

and we rushed out and jumped into the car.

izjurili smo i uskočili u auto.

There he exploded.

Tu je eksplodirao.

"What you did up there was unacceptable!

„To što si uradila tamo je neprihvatljivo!

You are a consultant, not an activist!"

Ti si konsultant, a ne aktivista!“

I said, "John, I don't understand.

Rekla sam: „Džone, ne razumem.

I presented a couple of gender parity indices,

Iznela sam par pokazatelja rodne jednakosti

and some conclusions about the Arab world.

i nekoliko zaključaka o arapskom svetu.

Yes, we do happen to be today at the bottom of the index,

Da, zaista smo danas na dnu pokazatelja,

but what is it that I said or presented that was not factual?"

ali šta od onoga što sam rekla ili predstavila nije činjenično?“

To which he replied, "The whole premise of your study is wrong.

Na to je odgovorio: „Čitava premisa tvog istraživanja je pogrešna.

What you are doing is dangerous and will break the social fabric of our society."

To što radiš je opasno i srušiće socijalnu strukturu našeg društva.“

He paused, then added,

Pauzirao je i zatim dodao:

"When women have children, their place is in the home."

„Kada žene imaju decu, njihovo mesto je kod kuće.“

Time stood still for a long while,

Vreme je stalo na duže vreme

and all I could think and repeat in the chaos of my brain was:

i jedino o čemu sam mogla da mislim i ponavljam u tom haosu u glavi bilo je:

"You can forget about that partnership, Leila.

„Možeš da zaboraviš na partnerstvo, Lejla.

It's just never going to happen."

To se jednostavno nikada neće desiti.“

It took me a couple of days to fully absorb this incident and its implications,

Bilo mi je potrebno par dana

da sasvim upijem ovaj incident i njegove posledice,

but once I did, I reached three conclusions.

ali kada sam to učinila, došla sam do tri zaključka.

One, that these were his issues,

Prvo, da su to njegovi problemi,

his complexes.

njegovi kompleksi.

There may be many like him in our society,

Može biti mnogo takvih kao on u našem društvu,

but I would never let their issues become mine.

ali nikada neću dopustiti da njihovi problemi postanu moji.

Two, that I needed another sponsor, and fast.

Drugo, da mi je potreban drugi sponzor i to brzo.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I got one, by the way, and boy, was he great.

Dobila sam ga, uzgred, i bio je neverovatan.

And three, that I would get to show John what women with children can do.

Treće, da ću pokazati Džonu šta žene sa decom mogu.

I apply this lesson equally well to my personal life.

Ovu lekciju primenjujem pojednako dobro na svoj lični život.

As I have progressed in my career,

Dok sam napredovala u svojoj karijeri,

I have received many words of encouragement,

primila sam mnogo reči podstreka,

but I have also often been met by women, men and couples

ali sam takođe često nailazila na žene, muškarce i parove

who have clearly had an issue with my husband and I

koji su očigledno imali problem sa tim što smo moj muž i ja

having chosen the path of a dual-career couple.

odabrali put para sa dve karijere.

So you get this well-meaning couple

Tako imate dobronamerni par

who tells you straight out at a family gathering

koji vam direktno kaže na porodičnom okupljanju

ili okupljanju prijatelja da,

or at a friends gathering,

that, come on, you must know you're not a great mom,

ma daj, moraš znati da nisi sjajna mama,

given how much you're investing in your career, right?

s obzirom na to koliko ulažeš u svoju karijeru, zar ne?

I would lie if I said these words didn't hurt.

Lagala bih kad bih rekla da te reči nisu bolele.

My children are the most precious thing to me,

Moja deca su za mene najdragocenija

and the thought that I could be failing them in any way is intolerable.

i misao da bih ih mogla izneveriti na bilo koji način je nepodnošljiva.

But just like I did with John,

Međutim, baš kao i sa Džonom,

I quickly reminded myself that these were their issues,

brzo sam podsetila sebe da su to njihovi problemi,

their complexes.

njihovi kompleksi.

So instead of replying,

Tako, umesto da odgovorim,

I gave back one of my largest smiles

uzvratila sam jednim od najvećih osmeha

as I saw, in flashing light,

dok sam videla, u blještavom svetlu,

the following sign in my mind's eye.

sledeći natpis u svom umu.

[Be happy, it drives people crazy.]

[Budi srećna, to izluđuje ljude.]

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

You see, as a young woman in these situations, you have two options.

Vidite, kao mlada žena u tim situacijima, imate dve opcije.

You can either decide to internalize these negative messages

Možete ili da odlučite da internalizujete te negativne poruke

that are being thrown at you,

koje vam se upućuju,

to let them make you feel like a failure,

da dozvolite da učine da se osetite kao promašaj,

like success is way too hard to ever achieve,

kao da je uspeh isuviše teško postići,

or you can choose to see that others' negativity is their own issue,

ili možete odabrati da vidite da je negativnost drugih njihov problem

and instead transform it into your own personal fuel.

i umesto toga je preobraziti u sopstveni pogon.

I have learned to always go for option two,

Naučila sam da uvek biram drugu opciju

and I have found that it has taken me from strength to strength.

i otkrila sam da me je to činilo sve jačom i jačom.

And it's true what they say:

Istina je ono što kažu:

success is the best revenge.

uspeh je najbolja osveta.

Some women in the Middle East

Neke žene na Srednjem istoku

are lucky enough to be married to someone supportive of their career.

imaju dovoljno sreće da se udaju za nekog ko podržava njihovu karijeru.

Correction: I should say "smart enough,"

Ispravka, trebalo bi da kažem „imaju dovoljno pameti“,

because who you marry is your own choice,

jer je to za koga se udajete vaš izbor,

and you'd better marry someone supportive if you plan to have a long career.

a bolje bi vam bilo da se udate za nekog ko vas podržava

ako planirate dugu karijeru.

Still today, the Arab man is not an equal contributor in the home.

I dan danas, arapski muškarac ne doprinosi jednako u kući.

It's simply not expected by our society,

To naše društvo jednostavno ne očekuje,

and even frowned upon as not very manly.

pa čak se i mršte na to kao nemuževno.

As for the Arab woman, our society still assumes

Što se tiče arapske žene, naše društvo još pretpostavlja

that her primary source of happiness should be the happiness and prosperity

da njen glavni izvor sreće treba da bude sreća i napredak

of her children and husband.

njene dece i muža.

She mostly exists for her family.

Ona uglavnom postoji zbog svoje porodice.

Things are changing, but it will take time.

Stvari se menjaju, ali potrajaće.

For now, it means that the professional Arab woman

Za sada, to znači da profesionalna Arapkinja

has to somehow maintain the perfect home,

mora da nekako održava savršen dom,

make sure that her children's every need is being taken care of

da se postara da su zbrinute sve potrebe njene dece

and manage her demanding career.

i da upravlja svojom zahtevnom karijerom.

To achieve this, I have found the hard way

Radi ostvarenja ovoga, pronašla sam težak način,

that you need to apply your hard-earned professional skills to your personal life.

da morate da primenite svoje mukom stečene profesionalne veštine na privatni život.

You need to work your life.

Treba da uredite svoj život.

Here is how I do this in my personal life.

Evo kako ja to radim u svom privatnom životu.

One thing to know about the Middle East

Ono što treba da znate o Srednjem istoku

is that nearly every family has access to affordable domestic help.

je da skoro svaka porodica ima pristup povoljnoj kućnoj pomoći.

The challenge therefore becomes how to recruit effectively.

Iz toga proističe izazov kako efektno regrutovati.

Just like I would in my business life, I have based the selection

Kao što bih i u svom poslovnom životu, zasnovala sam odabir

of who would support me with my children while I'm at work

toga ko će mi biti potpora kod dece dok sam na poslu

on a strong referral.

na jakoj preporuci.

Cristina had worked for four years with my sister

Kristina je radila četiri godine sa mojom sestrom

and the quality of her work was well-established.

i kvalitet njenog rada je dobro poznat.

She is now an integral member of our family,

Ona je sada sastavni deo naše porodice,

having been with us since Alia was six months old.

pošto je sa nama otkad je Alija imala šest meseci.

She makes sure that the house is running smoothly while I'm at work,

Stara se o tome da u kući sve neometano teče dok sam na poslu,

and I make sure to empower her

a ja se staram o tome da je osnažim

in the most optimal conditions for her and my children,

u najpovoljnijim uslovima za nju i moju decu,

just like I would my best talent at work.

baš kao što bih učinila i sa najboljim talentima na poslu.

This lesson applies whatever your childcare situation,

Ova lekcija se odnosi na bilo koju situaciju sa negom dece,

whether an au pair, nursery,

bilo da je to dadilja, vrtić,

part-time nanny that you share with someone else.

honorarna dadilja koju delite sa nekim drugim.

Choose very carefully, and empower.

Odaberite vrlo pažljivo i osnažite.

If you look at my calendar,

Ako pogledate moj kalendar,

you will see every working day

videćete da je svakog radnog dana

one and a half hours from 7pm to 8:30pm UAE time

jedan i po sat, između 7 i 8:30 popodne po vremenu Ujedinjenih Arapskih Emirata

blocked and called "family time."

blokiran i nazvan „vreme za porodicu“.

This is sacred time.

To je sveto vreme.

I have done this ever since Alia was a baby.

To radim otkad je Alija bila beba.

Činim sve što je u mojoj moći da bih zaštitila ovo vreme

I do everything in my power to protect this time

so that I can be home by then to spend quality time with my children,

tako da do tada mogu da budem kod kuće da provedem kvalitetno vreme sa decom,

asking them about their day,

da ih pitam kako su proveli dan,

checking up on homework, reading them a bedtime story

da im proverim domaće zadatke, pročitam im priču pred spavanje

and giving them lots of kisses and cuddles.

i puno ih izljubim i izgrlim.

If I'm traveling, in whatever the time zone,

Ako putujem, u kojoj god da sam vremenskoj zoni,

I use Skype to connect with my children even if I am miles away.

koristim Skajp da se čujem sa decom čak i ako sam kilometrima daleko.

Our son Burhan is five years old,

Naš sin Burhan ima pet godina

and he's learning to read and do basic maths.

i uči da čita i vrši osnovne matematičke operacije.

Here's another confession:

Evo još jednog priznanja.

I have found that our daughter is actually more successful

Otkrila sam da ga naša ćerka

zapravo uspešnije podučava ovim veštinama od mene.

at teaching him these skills than I am.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

It started as a game, but Alia loves playing teacher to her little brother,

Počelo je kao igra, ali Alija obožava da se igra učiteljice svog malog brata,

and I have found that these sessions actually improve Burhan's literacy,

i otkrila sam da ti periodi poboljšavaju Buranovo opismenjavanje,

increase Alia's sense of responsibility,

povećavaju Alijin osećaj odgovornosti

and strengthen the bonding between them,

i pojačavaju vezu između njih -

a win-win all around.

dobitna kombinacija za sve.

The successful Arab women I know

Svaka uspešna Arapkinja koju poznajem

have each found their unique approach to working their life

pronašla je svoj jedinstveni pristup uređivanju svojih života

as they continue to shoulder

dok nastavljaju da nose

the lion's share of responsibility in the home.

veći deo odgovornosti u kući.

Međutim, ovde se ne radi samo o preživljavanju

But this is not just about surviving in your dual role

u dvostrukoj ulozi žene sa karijerom i majke.

as a career woman and mother.

This is also about being in the present.

Radi se i o prisutnosti u sadašnjosti.

When I am with my children,

Kada sam sa svojom decom,

I try to leave work out of our lives.

pokušavam da izostavim posao iz naših života.

Instead of worrying about how many minutes I can spend with them every day,

Umesto brige o tome koliko minuta mogu da provedem sa njima svakog dana,

I focus on turning these minutes into memorable moments,

fokusiram se na to da pretvorim te minute u nezaboravne trenutke,

moments where I'm seeing my kids,

trenutke gde vidim svoju decu,

hearing them, connecting with them.

čujem ih, povezujem se sa njima.

["Join forces, don't compete."]

[„Udružite snage, ne takmičite se.“]

Arab women of my generation have not been very visible

Arapkinje moje generacije nisu bile naročito vidljive

in the public eye as they grew up.

u očima javnosti dok su odrastale.

This explains, I think, to some extent,

Mislim da to donekle objašnjava

why you find so few women in politics in the Arab world.

zašto ćete naći tako malo žena u politici u arapskom svetu.

The upside of this, however,

Dobra strana ovoga je, međutim,

is that we have spent a lot of time

to što smo provele mnogo vremena

developing a social skill behind the scenes,

razvijajući društvenu veštinu iza kulisa,

in coffee shops, in living rooms,

u kafićima, u dnevnim sobama,

on the phone,

na telefonu,

a social skill that is very important to success:

društvenu veštinu koja je veoma važna za uspeh -

networking.

umrežavanje.

I would say the average Arab woman

Rekla bih da prosečna Arapkinja

has a large network of friends and acquaintances.

ima veliku mrežu prijatelja i poznanika.

The majority of those are also women.

Većina njih su takođe žene.

In the West, it seems like ambitious women often compare themselves to other women

Na Zapadu, izgleda da se ambiciozne žene često porede sa drugim ženama,

hoping to be noticed as the most successful woman in the room.

u nadi da će ih primetiti kao najuspešniju ženu u prostoriji.

This leads to the much-spoken-about competitive behavior

To dovodi do takmičarskog ponašanja između profesionalnih žena

between professional women.

o kome se dosta govori.

If there's only room for one woman at the top,

Ako ima mesta samo za jedu ženu na vrhu,

then you can't make room for others, much less lift them up.

onda ne možete da napravite prostor za druge, a kamoli da ih uzdignete.

Arab women, generally speaking,

Arapkinje, uopšte govoreći,

have not fallen for this psychological trap.

nisu upale u tu psihološku zamku.

Faced with a patriarchal society,

Suočene sa patrijarhalnim društvom,

they have found that by helping each other out,

otkrile su da time što pomažu jedna drugoj

all benefit.

sve dobijaju.

Na mom prethodnom poslu, ja sam bila žena najviše pozicije na Srednjem istoku,

In my previous job, I was the most senior woman in the Middle East,

so one could think that investing in my network of female colleagues

tako da bi se moglo pomisliti da moje ulaganje u mrežu koleginica

couldn't bring many benefits

ne bi donelo mnogo koristi

and that I should instead invest my time

i da bi trebalo da umesto toga ulažem vreme

developing my relationships with male seniors and peers.

razvijajući odnose sa muškarcima na višim pozicijama i sebi ravnima.

Yet two of my biggest breaks came through the support of other women.

Ipak, dva moja najveća prodora ostvarila sam kroz podršku drugih žena.

It was the head of marketing who initially suggested

Prvobitno je upravnica marketinga predložila da me uzmu u obzir

I be considered as a young global leader to the World Economic Forum.

kao mladog svetskog lidera na Svetskom ekonomskom forumu.

Bila je upoznata sa mojim medijskim angažovanjem

She was familiar with my media engagements and my publications,

i mojim objavljivanjem

and when she was asked to voice her opinion,

i kada su joj zatražili da izrazi mišljenje,

she highlighted my name.

istakla je moje ime.

Mlada konsultantkinja, dama iz Saudijske Arabije i prijatelj,

It was a young consultant, a Saudi lady and friend,

who helped me sell my first project in Saudi Arabia,

pomogla mi je da prodam svoj prvi projekat u Saudijskoj Arabiji,

a market I was finding hard to gain traction in as a woman.

na tržištvu na kome sam smatrala da je teško privući pažnju kao žena.

She introduced me to a client,

Predstavila me je klijentu,

and that introduction led to the first of very many projects for me in Saudi.

a to upoznavanje je dovelo do prvog od mnogo projekata

za mene u Saudijskoj Arabiji.

Today, I have two senior women on my team,

Danas imam dve žene višeg ranga u svom timu

and I see making them successful as key to my own success.

i sagledavam njihov uspeh kao ključ sopstvenog uspeha.

Women continue to advance in the world,

Žene nastavljaju da napreduju u svetu;

not fast enough, but we're moving.

ne dovoljno brzo, ali se krećemo.

The Arab world, too, is making progress, despite many recent setbacks.

Arapski svet takođe napreduje, uprkos mnogim skorijim zastojima.

Just this year, the UAE appointed five new female ministers to its cabinet,

Upravo ove godine, UAE su postavili pet novih ministarki u svoj kabinet,

for a total of eight female ministers.

što je ukupno osam ministarki.

That's nearly 28 percent of the cabinet,

To je skoro 28 posto kabineta

and more than many developed countries can claim.

i više nego što mnoge razvijene zemlje mogu da navedu.

This is today my daughter Alia's favorite picture.

Ovo je danas omiljena slika moje ćerke Alije.

This is the result, no doubt, of great leadership,

Ovo je rezultat, bez sumnje, sjajnog vođstva,

but it is also the result of strong Arab women

ali je takođe rezultat snažnih Arapkinja

not giving up and continuously pushing the boundaries.

koje ne odustaju i neprekidno pomeraju granice.

It is the result of Arab women deciding every day like me

To je rezultat Arapkinja koje svakoga dana odlučuju, kao i ja,

to convert shit into fuel,

da pretvore sranje u gorivo,

to work their life to keep work out of their life,

da urede svoj život tako da izostave posao iz svog života,

and to join forces and not compete.

da udruže snage i ne nadmeću se.

As I look to the future,

Dok gledam u budućnost,

my hopes for my daughter when she stands on this stage

moja je nada za moju ćerku kada bude stajala na ovoj bini

some 20, 30 years from now

nekih 20, 30 godina od danas,

are that she be as proud to call herself her mother's daughter

da će biti podjednako ponosna da se nazove ćerkom svoje majke

as her father's daughter.

kao i ćerkom svog oca.

My hopes for my son

Moja su nadanja za mog sina

are that by then, the expression "her mother's son" or "mama's boy"

da će do tada izrazi „sin svoje majke“ ili „mamin dečak“

would have taken on a completely different meaning.

poprimiti sasvim drugačije značenje.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)