Chillona pero Chingona
I was recently listening to an episode of Latino USA , where host Maria Hinojosa and producer Antonia Cereijido, talked about Latinos and their inclination to cry. The question was asked: do Latinos cry more than other people, on average? I immediately shouted "yes!" and sent the episode to my boyfriend as some sort of validation for my own emotions. You see, I've always been a crier. Ever since I was a little girl the tiniest little things would set me off. I remember being about 9 years old and sitting on the couch watching my mom play with my brothers. My little brother was barely a toddler and my older brother was almost a teenager, and there they were, the three of them having the time of their lives watching my little brother crawl from one end of the floor to the other. I don't know if I was feeling jealous, left out, or just needed attention but I started bawling. When my mom asked me what was wrong I replied "no one in this house loves me"--okay,...