Category: parent
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The unseen Stuggle of a Single Mom
Juggling multiple jobs, sleepless nights, and endless sacrifices – this is the reality for many Single Moms. For Jan. a single mom in her mid-20s, it was all too real. After leaving her cheating bf, she was determined to give her Son, everything he needed, no matter the cost. Jan’s day began at 9:00 pm…
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Holiday’s stopped for me
Days like these for some are lonely and cold. Not everyone is happy with the Holiday coming up, well at least is not me… 10 years back it never excite me or amused me about any Holiday getting close because for me it was just like any other day. Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day. Easter, Halloween, Christmas Day…
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SAHM vs working mom
Being a SAHM or a working Mother there’s never a time for a break. We are up working and before you know it, the time flys. Next thing you notice is that the sun is already down. There’s no time or any chance to take a breath at all. The baby will get sick and…
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What DEPRESSION is like for me
There’s so much going on with my mind and this brain of mine keeps overthinking, worried of what is next to come ahead of myself. Always thinking bad and having bad thoughts. Circling around in my head it’s nonstop.My heart is pounding and my eyes are watery without tears in my eyes. Wondering if it…
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A day of a Part time Mom
“Everyday is a different day but not everyday is the same day” This is something I will try to explain as a Mother who is also working part-time at a fast food restaurant, where it’s always busy all the time nonstop and coming home to be a Mom on my days off as well as…
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Being dark skin Latina
One I started kindergarten for the first time with kids of my own race, with mostly Spanish students. Most of them were of a Hispanic culture and the Mexican kids would hate a dark completion Hispanic or Mexican child just because they weren’t as light as they were. While both mom and dad worked in…
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Memories
When you grow up with your parents fighting everyday at the diner table, nothing seems the same anymore after that fight. I still remember when dad hit mom for not having dinner ready at the table. And for just about any reason or excuse.I remember when he called her a dumb bitch everyday or good…
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Living with an over thinker
I’m going to tell you a little story about myself and what I’ve learned throughout my whole religion living with someone who over thinks and how to avoid it before you start to go serious with them. In my whole study I’ve learned that they think the worst and make up their own scenarios in…
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A mommy with depression
Nobody knows how hard it is to be a mother and take care of your mental health and a little person all alone. You are mentally not strong enough yet. You feel like the world is falling over your head and your mind goes in circles starting to get tired of all the things is…
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What it’s like working at a fast food place
I’ve always worked with people and loved multitasking when I was young. I never quit unless there was an issue or couldn’t do the job. I loved working and learning new task and experiencing throughout my jobs. I worked in warehouse, housekeeping, caregiver, babysitting, gas stations, overnight cleaning in hotels and the famous home town…
The life of a Spanish girl 