What Dichos?

De tal palo, tal astílla

Translation: From the wood, such a splinter
English Variation: Chip off the old block

In this episode, Jorge Narvaez from Reality Changers, joins me to discuss the dicho, de tal palo, tal astílla, and how it reflects onto the influence of our parenting of our children, the resemblance of our actions and the way we are raising them. Jorge takes a moment to honor his parents and how he has taken their values and lessons for his own parenting with his wife Nancy's. We take a dive into the importance of fatherhood, crack some jokes about our college days, and discuss his projects with Life of Dad.

To connect with Jorge and stay up to date with his family, check them out here: @realitychangers

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Story time with Savannah

In this episode, Savannah, my first born daughter, has gracefully decided to join me on an episode to talk about silly things, how she broke her arm, being a sister to only brothers, homeschooling, living in a dual household and her advice for us grumpy adults.

I'm so proud of her for joining me because she admits she wanted to be nice.

Enjoy!

¡Adiooosss!

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¿Que privilegios tienes tu?

What privileges do you have?

In this episode, I discuss the levels of privilege that I have. Privilege is a word that is being tossed around back and forth to indicate this higher status of opportunities. But despite the “affluent opportunities,” many benefit for different levels of privileges that other individuals may not. 

I discuss White Privilege and how this is also affecting Latinx communities and how colorism has been an overall bias within our communities. 

To read the essays and resources I discuss, check them out here:

Dissertation: UNPACKING ‘LA MOCHILA’ OF LATINO WHITE PRIVILEGE: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG WHITE PRIVILEGE, COLOR BLIND ATTITUDES, AND INTERNALIZED RACISM AMONG LATINOS

Tolerance.org: What is White Privilege, Really?

Peggy McIntosh: White Privilege - Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

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Cria cuervos y te sacaran los ojos

Translation: Raise ravens and they will poke your eyes out

This is a gratitude episode, despite the mega doom-like title. I discuss how this dicho has intended to guilt gratitude and appreciation from parents and the symbolism of a cuervo (raven) and how it compares its other feathery brethren.

I give thanks to those that have helped me along the way and challenge you to look back at a time that you might have acted like a cuervo and try to correct that "bad action"

¡Adiooooss!

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¿Que fregados es un Millennial?

What the heck is a Millennial?

In today's episode, I do some research about Millennials and share this information with my beau. I've been reading so many headlines about millennials and how they are confusing us with the wrong age group. I ask Juancarlos to join me because he has really strong  opinions about the term Millennial. After discussing some facts we dive into sharing information about our vastly different childhoods, despite the fact that we are both from the same group.

Cozy up and lets learn something about Millennials!

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Dios las cria y ellas se juntan

Translation: God makes them and they find each other (Birds of a feather flock together)

Yadira, Pamela, & Sohany join in on a fun conversation about growing their friendship for more than 15 years, their own struggles with motherhood but also the wonder of seeing their little children grow. 

Yadira, Pamela & Sohany are high school friends of mine but they are life-long friends of each other. They share with us their basic ground rule for maintaining a long friendship and also share their most fondest memory. We dive into motherhood and how motherhood was different and yet, still the same when they had their little ones. They discuss their feelings and process with Post-partrum Depression and Anxiety and how they are available for each other despite the distance and hectic life changes. 

Of course, we can't finish an episode without a favorite memory of me, so we talk about how one sad day in 2005 I lost consciousness around one of them. Don't worry, it was all in good fun!

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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!

Las mañanitas is a popular Mexican song that is typically played on birthdays. In this episode, I did some research and put together some information about the origin of the song and the references to the "old world."

In this episode, you'll hear the most recent life update (I'll give you a clue: it rhymes with unemployment) besides turning another year of life, and updates about the podcast.

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Camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente

Translation: The shrimp that falls asleep will be swept by the current

Today's guest is none other than my son Julian! After weeks of asking (borderline begging) and coordinating time, we finally sat down and talked about what it means to get old. We have a running joke about the interest in appliances, furniture, and creaky old bodies. Julian also shares his insight on what his teen peers are doing and what he's done in situations related to peer pressure, school fights, and drugs. For the most part, Julian is pretty mellow but outgoing during this whole recording, considering he is super introverted and prefers to stay in the comfort of his room (where we recorded this of course because hello, sound quality!)

I ask a bunch of questions about his interests and try to pry his opinion about our parenting style. In the end, we battle out a "who would win" argument. I am so proud of him and I'm super excited and happy to share just a little bit of my son with you all. Enjoy!

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El que nada debe, nada teme

Translation: S/he that doesn’t owe anything, doesn’t fear anything

“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.” -― e.e. cummings

Crystal McGinnis, from Learning with Miss Crystal, joins us for a very special conversation about what it means to be truly yourself and the fight against the world that attempts to have us conform into a mold. Crystal and I share a very teary moment recalling memories of her brother Jonathan. If you hear random shuffling, its actually us sniffling and crying. Grief is very transformative and Crystal describes the feeling of trying to figure out who she was after losing a big part of her life. After spending time to find her truth, she found a passion in teaching small children and their parents. She spent several years learning from the wonder of children and their unique experiences, that she developed Crystal Camp. This opportunity grew out of the need for providing children with social and emotional support during breaks. Now, during a pandemic, Crystal Camp provides the same social and emotional support for children and their parents as they face the uncharted waters of social distancing. She also shares 3 quick tips for parents and care givers as they work from home and prepare for a virtual school year. 

Unfortunately, Crystal did contract COVID-19 and had to face recovery alone in her apartment. During this time, the world ‘re-awoke’ the social injustices of the mistreatment of Black Americans. We discuss her essay, “Can you hear me now?” and how her dad would have reacted to today’s current events, were he alive. 

We conclude our conversation with being grateful for all those that have shown up for both our grieving moments and those friends that have become family!

If you are interested in reading her essay titled Can you hear me now? check it out here.

We didn’t get a chance to discuss the performance of a sonnet, but you can check out the video here: Jane Elias' #SonnetCoronaProject Day 62 performed by Crystal McGinnis

Information about Crystal Camp and Learning with Miss Crystal is available on her website

You can also check her out and follow on Instagram:

@learningwithmisscrystal

@crystalmcg33

For information about grief support services, please learn more about Our House

We want to give a special shout out to the photographer that captured Crystal in her truest element, Ericka Kreutz (ig: @erickakreutzphotos)

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Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres

Today's guest is very special to me because I have seen her grow up and transform herself into a very capable and mindful woman.  Over the past 10 years, I have seen changes in her character, her mindset, and a new focus; all while still keeping her sense of humor.

Gidelvia Fabian is an extension of my family, for which I am honored. She is completing a Bachelors in Communications and Media but she is very passionate about encouraging others to take ownership of their bodies and minds, as well as their spirits. In this episode, we discuss the dicho 'Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres' and the various interpretations we took from it growing up and how we actually perceive it now as "adults." We also discuss mental health, taking ownership of our challenges, and trying new things.

Of course, you will also her favorite memory of our relationship, because at some point we have to discuss me!

If you are interested in following her journey, please follow her on Instagram. She has curated a playlist of her favorite workout videos. Follow her to get access to this FREE resource.

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