Latina Moms | Daughters
I was traveling for much of the month of April, first to Miami for Hispanicize ’13 social media conference and second, a week long trip on the Pacific Ocean with Kathy Cano-Murillo on the Crafty Chica cruise. I had the time of my life, of course, but along the way I indulged in way too [...]
Naming our children was always an organic affair. There were those special names that I loved the sound of, the names of important people, names that meant something special. Each and every time I became pregnant, my husband and I would have a little pow wow and put our favorite names on the table. We [...]
Losing weight has been on the forefront of my mind since I was in junior high. As I sat “criss-cross applesauce” during P.E. and I noticed how much bigger my thighs were compared to the other girls, I thought of it. In my 20’s, when it was difficult to find a nice pair of jeans [...]
When I began dating a man with a cute, round-headed toddler, my concern was not that he already had a child. I didn’t mind that many of our dates consisted of taking his son to the park or shopping for new shoes. Part of the attraction was the fact that he was such a loving, [...]
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition dating back to the Aztecs. The “people of the Sun” believed that death was just a continuation of life and Día de los Muertos is a day to honor your loved ones who have passed away. The merging of both indigenous and Spanish [...]
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, I think of those individuals who influenced our life path. For this once young, frizzy-haired Mexican-American woman from Southern California who dreamed of being an artist, that person was Yolanda Lopez. While I was an art student in college, I completely immersed myself in Chicano Art. Studying at CSULA, [...]
I hate when it happens. When my mother-in-law comes over and she is in a heated discussion with my husband and I wonder if she’s talking about me. When I shop at the local Mexican market and I need two pounds of queso fresco. When I’m introduced to a sweet, elderly brown woman who doesn’t [...]
When I was about to give birth to my first child, I remember my OB walking into the delivery room, crossing her arms over her chest magnanimously and announcing, “Ok. I’m here. Now you can have this baby!” Then she stretched out her arms so the nurse could slip on her gown and tie the [...]
I did something for my kids today that I absolutely dreaded when my mom did for me as a child. I made them burritos for lunch. Specifically, bean and cheese burritos. I had to make my lovies their lunch for school today, and the most convenient thing for me to do was take advantage of [...]
If you’ve ever done a Google image search for the word Latina, you’ve encountered it—pornographic photos, T and A, and more. And no, we’re not talking Jennifer Lopez’s “wardrobe malfunction” at the Oscars or her V magazine cover shoot. Do a Google, Bing or Yahoo image search and sure, you will find some familiar Latinas: [...]
