Immigrant Mothers & First-Generation Daughters
Empowerment, Health
There is a giant cultural chasm between many first generation Latinas and our immigrant mothers. We grow up in a society that is radically different from our mothers’ homeland. So many of the first generation women I have known experienced…
Growing Up Along Violent Mexican Border Made Me a Better Mom
Empowerment, Health
I lived along the violent Mexican border as a young girl. One day, I got a phone call from a guy I was dating, who called to tell me that he couldn’t make our date on Saturday. When I asked where he was, he simply said, “Away.”…
9-Year-Old Girl Almost Dies Saving Sister
Featured Video - Health, Health, TV MamiThere’s not much we can add to this video, except to say that it is by far the most touching, loving and selfless acts we’ve ever seen by a human being. 9-year-old Anaih Rucker of Georgia risked her life and lost her leg protecting her 5-year-old…
7-Year-Old Hero Saves Family from Attackers
Featured Video - Health, Health, TV MamiA quick-thinking 7-year-old boy locked himself and his 6-year-old sister in the bathroom and called 911 to report a home invasion. Begging the dispatcher to quickly send police, the boy identified only as Carlos described how two men carrying…
Empowered Women: Self Defense Tips to Bring Out Your Inner Warrior
Empowerment, Health
Editor’s Note: Mamiverse first published Mugger Whooped by MMA Expert: Self Defense Tips that Can Save You Too last December. With summer right around the corner we thought it deserved a rerun to inspire you to tone up for the beach…
Medical Myth Buster: Cracking Your Knuckles Causes Arthritis
Health, Medical News
Myth: Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
Bust: How many of you grew up with this myth? I was one of them. It’s still quite common to hear someone warning a knuckle-joint-cracker that they will get arthritis. The cracking sound…
Keeping Secrets from Our Mothers
Empowerment, Health
At 18 years old, I fell in love with a bad boy. I fell head over heals for a man who was not my boyfriend and who rubbed it in my face every chance he could. Oh, how my heart broke when he kissed other women in front of me. When he asked…
Girls (and Women) in Progress
Empowerment, Health
No little girl wants to become her mother. No matter how great her mother is or how loving, there’s a rebellion that goes along with womanhood. This is especially true when we experience disappointments due to our parents mistakes. As children,…
Is Your Child Ready for Facebook?
Empowerment, Health
The picture seemed innocent enough: it was an attractive 14-year-old girl with her back to the camera, writing on the classroom whiteboard. But it was the text below the picture that caught cyberbullying educator Lissa Albert’s eye. It…