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American Latinos

Having Another Boy: Starting A Journey Towards Self-Discovery, Healing & Joy #TheYearOf40

Estimated read time 4 min read

Ever since I was a teenager there were two things I knew for sure: I wanted to be a mother and have three children. What […]

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American Latinos

Coming Of Age And Not Having A Quinceañera Celebration #TheYearOf40

Estimated read time 4 min read

While I’ve always been a tomboy and didn’t care much for pretty dresses and flowers, when it came to celebrating my 15th birthday I was […]

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American Latinos

Teen Emotional Rollercoaster: 3 Lessons Learned At 14 Years Old I Want My Children To Know #TheYearOf40

Estimated read time 5 min read

When I started this project of writing about the memories of my life during this 40 years of life, it didn’t occur to me that […]

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American Latinos

Being A Teenager In The 90s: The Era Of Erotic Salsa #TheYearOf40

Estimated read time 5 min read

The year was 1990, and I couldn’t be more excited about becoming a señorita that year and to have a new, shiny decade ahead in […]

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American Latinos

Getting My First Period -And Male Attention- At 11 Years Old #TheYearOf40

Estimated read time 4 min read

There are some moments of childhood that were embedded in my memory with a great degree of detail: the day I got my first period […]