13 Reasons the Latina mom is one of a kind
We celebrate Mother’s Day with a special and fun piece dedicated to all Latina moms by noting things that set them apart from the rest. For…
On Mother’s Day we show love to our Latina moms. (Photo: Shutterstock)
We celebrate Mother’s Day with a special and fun piece dedicated to all Latina moms by noting things that set them apart from the rest.
For this and many, many, many reasons more ‘la madre Latina’ is different, unique and one-of-a-kind, and honestly, we wouldn’t want it any other way.
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Distinguishing the madre Latina in 13 ways
1. The Latina moms’ favorite form of discipline is with a chancleta (flip-flop)
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2. They love to cook a lot…and I mean, a lot of food
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3. Then they complain that their son or daughter is gaining weight
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4. They won’t go to sleep until you’re home. They don’t care if it’s 4a.m., they are there watching re-runs of “Caso Cerrado,” waiting
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5. And all because they are extremely overprotective
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6. They refer to every game system console as a “Nintendo”
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7. The “quinceañera” party is a must, even if it costs an arm and a leg
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8. They don’t let you leave the house with wet hair
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9. And they make sure you always wear a sweater
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10. Every Latina mom loves Julio Iglesias
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11. And they are a sucker for Juan Gabriel, too, especially when he “shimmies” on stage
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12. They will religiously watch the variety entertainment show “Sabado Gigante,” even when they don’t like it that much
Don Francisco, host of Sabado Gigante (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
13. They know everything and affirm it with the saying: “Mas sabe el diablo por viejo, que por diablo” (The devil knows more because he’s old, than because he’s the devil)
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Agreed. Happy Mother’s Day to all those lovely moms around the world.
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