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Out of all the substances known in the universe, there isn’t anything stronger than a mother’s love for her children. I witnessed it firsthand growing up, though I was too young to realize it. My father was…well, he had a lot of issues. He was violent, beating up on my mom, little brother and I Read More
A father is accused by police of attempting to sacrifice his 8 year old son. Police said that Joseph Ramirez, 30, took three of his children to the Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego and starting slicing the forearms of his 8-year-old son. Ramirez reportedly had been hearing the voice of his dead grandmother in his Read More
It’s not true that every little girl dreams of being a Mom. I personally know quite a few women who have no desire to have children, now or ever. I’m not one of them, but sometimes I envy their certainty. Not wanting to be a Mom would make my current situation easier to accept. See, Read More
“¡Mi amor! You can’t talk like that anymore!” My husband reminds me yet again. Yet again, I’ve slipped and I’m cursing like a sailor in front of our 10-month-old baby. Once you have children, this is one of those things you’re supposed to stop doing (at least, in front of them). I began to reflect Read More
One of the things I love most about being a Tía is sitting down with my nieces and nephews for one-on-one conversations. They love to talk to me because I listen to them and ask questions with the same undivided attention I’d give any adult. I believe it helps them to know that their thoughts Read More
I recently had a flashback to when my girls were younger and I heard not-so-nice words come out of their mouths. We had a discussion about adult words and children’s mouths. You know, the kind of discussion that starts with “We need to talk” and ends with “Because I said so.” As a parent, I Read More
Let me just start off by saying I love my in-laws but sometimes I seriously question whether or not they get me and my Latina culture. So I am completely annoyed with the fact that my mother-in-law refers to my husband’s dad – who we are teaching my son to call grandpa – as “poppy” Read More