I had a happy childhood. We were poor (and I didn’t know it) but most of memories from childhood (minus some dark and damaging secrets which I will write about at another time) are ones that bring a smile to my face. I am the middle child. My parents had three girls. Jessica, Jennifer (me) and [...]
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Somos Latinos I
Posted in Central & South America, Immigrants, Latino, Memories, New York City, Panama, Writing, black people, family, grandma on June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Grandma’s advice on men
Posted in Funny, Humor, Writing, black folk, black people, family, grandma on August 8, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Sidenote: Sade can sing to any facet of love or inadequacy.
Above is a picture of my grandmother wearing my blue wig. She never even knew we put it on her. She is 75 years old now and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. She has six daughters. She has twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She [...]
