Just The Way We Are
I don’t remember not knowing that my mother weighed 85 pounds when she got pregnant with me. Or that she was a senior in high school. Or that she got married right after graduation and had me instead of letting her parents talk her into an abortion. I don’t remember not thinking I was [...]
Paris Jackson survives a suicide attempt and the Internet laughs. So I dusted off my soapbox, put on my red lipstick just because I felt like it, and told a story of my own in my weekly online Latina advice column. Game on, says society. Paris Jackson is a rich little brat with nothing better [...]
I’m exhausted, going through a pretty major depression I’m still working on pulling myself out of, and should have been asleep two hours ago, but I’m here sharing words instead because they are important. Clorox is sponsoring the Suena sin Limites (Dream Without Limits) Scholarship Program encouraging Latina teens and moms to dream big [...]
I Choose: Commentary on Pro-Choice
Editor’s note: The controversial Texas abortion bill has passed in the state’s Senate and President Obama is asking the world to #standwithwomen. I’m there. I’m also on Latina.com with my latest commentary. This one tells you why I’m pro choice. Read on for an excerpt of the most personal piece I’ve written so far. [...]