Latina Moms | Daughters
We are declaring Mother’s Day 2012 to be National “Not-my-mama’s Mother’s Day.” Tell your partner to leave the Live, Love, Laugh plaques in the clearance bin at the discount store where they oh-so-rightfully belong. Alert the wee ones that the tongue depressor and yarn frames they made in crafts class won’t cut it this year. [...]
Is it possible that the parenting guru my generation so desperately needs is a dude who sells used car parts out of a store in East L.A.? Can it be that George Monroy with his goatee and receding hairline—who gave his 9 year-old some cardboard boxes, a pair of scissors, a really big packing tape [...]
That’s right, I said it: If your man is only doing 50% of the cooking, cleaning and daily straightening up that comes with being a living, breathing, sentient human being, then homeboy is getting off easy. And despite whatever you are telling yourself, your relationship is not equal. Why? Because logistics is the new housework. [...]
Behold: The once lowly taco truck has won over the hearts of foodies and non-Latinos alike. We know that you’ve had your tacos al pastor “secret street hook-up” for awhile now. Like, since childhood, maybe? But allow us to broaden your culinary expertise and digital savvy in one fell swoop, for we have uncovered the [...]
Editor’s Note: Elvira Valdivia is a mother of two, and wife of Mario Sepúlveda, one of 33 Chilean miners that began a harrowing 69 day underground ordeal starting on August 5th, 2010. Her husband was the second to emerge from the mine, and he did so with exuberance, bearing souvenirs and leading the crowd in [...]
