Describe a family member.
I can’t capture my mother’s personality in one post so fyi.
My mother is a social butterfly and demands the attention of everyone in the room. She would capture your ear at a party because she can do a really incredible Mexican Grito (scream). I’ve never tried.
The first thing my Mother would tell you after meeting you is that her Mother died a few years after having her and that she grew up without a mother. She needs you to know that. She reminds me often that she grew up without a mother, as though I forgot and should pity her for it, or be (more?) grateful that I have her.
I can go months without speaking to my mother. Not that I don’t want to speak to her, I just don’t need to. It’s like going to the store, I like that it’s there but if I’m not out of food, why should I go? I think the feeling is mutual.
She isn’t the smartest person when it comes to money that I know, but she is the best at saving it. I learned from her that you don’t need to hustle if you are great at saving your money.
My mother can walk with a bucket on her head, I’m serious. She learned to do it as a child in Mexico, carrying water from the river in a bucket on her head and her hands full with other things.
I get my Mexican work ethic from her–work always comes first.
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