Latina Moms | Daughters
I admit it, I’m a “Fallen Catholic.” At least, that’s what a lot of people might call me. Though I was raised in the church and attended Catholic school, as an adult I chose to walk away. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was the right one for me. Though there are many things [...]
One of the things I love about my 9-year old daughter’s school is that they celebrate Women’s History Month all through March, with lessons, exhibits, field trips and more. I can certainly remember a time when there was no such thing as Women’s History Month. I can remember our American History teacher, Mrs. Delano, proudly [...]
My mami likes to tell me about how, when I was a child, she’d have to make sure I took a break every day during the Christmas season for some “quiet time” by myself. It seems if I didn’t, the holiday hubbub would get to me and I would just start crying uncontrollably out of [...]
I don’t think I know a single person who doesn’t find the holidays stressful. Maybe it’s because you work in retail and this is when you have to put in your longest hours. Maybe it’s because you can’t afford to celebrate as “big” this year as you used to. Maybe it’s because you lost someone [...]
Am I the only mami out there who feels that we’re being approached a little, um, differently this presidential election than ever before? Kind of like we’ve been the homely girl at school who got a makeover, and now all of a sudden the boys are falling all over themselves to go to prom with [...]
Why did I do this again? We’re all guilty of it. And I do mean guilty. We all have those days where we feel like TERRIBLE sub-humans, unworthy of the title “woman.” Why? Because we just can’t take these kids and everything they bring with them for one minute more. It’s only natural. Motherhood is [...]
One of the great things about the “Mommyblogger” phenomenon is that the curtain has been pulled back on motherhood for the culture at large. By divulging their challenges, struggles, and guilty secrets, Mommybloggers have broken the fourth wall in many ways. Remember how every parent you knew in the 1990s had a gifted child? Yeah, [...]
I am not ashamed of my mad couponing skills. The fact of the matter is that I have only a few simple principles that help me save 30 to 60 percent on my grocery bill every single time I shop and I’m happy to share them with everyone. After you read this, I hope you’re [...]
As some of you may know, I am a grizzled and hardened veteran of the weight loss industry. I’ve tried just about every plan under the sun and have fallen for just about every phony “health” claim since the Carter administration. Even in these enlightened times, there are still nutritional wolves in disguise that are [...]
It happens to the best of us. For me it’s sometime after Easter, when I’m still finding plastic “grass” all over the house. I start looking around and realize just how much stuff my family has accumulated over the winter. That’s when I start asking: How did I end up with all this stuff? How [...]
