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When, as Latinos, We Were Freaks

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Being Latino in the US, years ago, meant we were freaks! Growing up Mexican in the bowels of Orange County, California, was lonely. On a whim in 1977, my parents sold everything they owned in Mexico City and moved us to the United States.…
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My Thanksgiving Adoption Story

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Thanksgiving is when I most appreciate the happy ending of my adoption story! ALWAYS THANKFUL There isn't a day—Thanksgiving or not—where I don't look at my boy and marvel at how we have been brought together. We were so clearly meant…
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Pregnancy Story

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What does The Very Hungry Caterpillar have to do with pregnancy, you may ask. I stared at the picture with a curious mix of mortification and amusement. There I am in all my pregnant glory on a website for all the world to see. Could this…
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5 Delicious Ways to Pamper your Inner Goddess

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How much do you love your body, regardless of your weight or your size? If you are like most women, then you probably experience some kind of self-hatred talk and shame. Sister, you don’t have to be prisoner to those toxic thoughts and…
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A Successful Adoption Story, Part 3

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My  successful adoption story continues. Just last week at a deli I periodically visit, I was ordering my soup and salad when the man checking me out asked, “Are you mixed with something?” Coming of age as a Latina in the South in…
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Finding Personal Comfort & Joy During the Holidays

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Comfort & joy during the holidays are something we all look forward to, right? Ever since I was a child, the holidays would arrive as a mix of joy and sadness. Though my parents lived separate lives, they shared the strict rule that…
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A Successful Adoption Story, Part 2

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And my successful adoption story continues ... We decided it was time to start our family during a morning walk on a hot, summer day at the beach in 2008. While we knew our family would be formed through adoption, this was all we knew.…
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A Successful Adoption Story

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November is National Adoption Awareness Month. To celebrate this important month, I am sharing my family's adoption story with Mamiverse readers. Today, I'll share how we came to the adoption decision. In the coming weeks, I'll share our adoption…
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Self-Care: Why It Matters and How I Learned My Lesson

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Quick. Think of the last time you did something to truly nurture yourself. Struggling to come up with the date? You are not alone. Most of us suffer from chronic self-neglect. In our busy lives, it always feels like something's gotta give…