Throughout my life, food has been both a comfort and a burden. How, fortunate am I to experience that? There are certain foods and flavors that I struggle to replicate only because I am not the one who makes them. My Guatemalan mother used to frequently make black beans, not those from a can, but … Continue reading Black Beans & Childhood Nostalgia
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A Letter to My Father That Will Go Unread…
Since I've shared about my mother, it's only fair that I should share about my father. Or at least share the things that, for most of my life, have gone unsaid and unshared about him. Instead of writing about everything that he isn't, I want to share about everything that he is. He will be … Continue reading A Letter to My Father That Will Go Unread…
A Letter to My Sister
As I try to unravel the grief of my mother, I realize that I've been grieving my whole life. My first heartbreak was you... Maybe that's a lot to put on someones shoulders, but you were the one I remember taking me on spontaneous movie dates at the age of 4. While Lion King played … Continue reading A Letter to My Sister
Digital age
For the 1st time in my life I can say that I've officially gone on a "family trip" not my family the boyfriends family (remember I have one of those). I'm weird & I have a hard time bonding with people in a family way who haven't shared similar experiences. Maybe it's because I'm too … Continue reading Digital age
My Lifestate 