Politics, Motherhood, and Politics

  Well, another Hispanic (or Latin) Heritage Month is done and gone by, and now Halloween. (I hope to have this published by Thanksgiving.) Personally, I have spent the last month really thinking about who I am, about the historical figures that have made an influence on me, from Cesar Chaves, Che Gueverra, and Dolores Huerta, and also the pride that I have about who I am as a person.  Who am I?  Or maybe, what am I? Then it brought to terms used with my ancestry, well, specifically, on my mother’s side. Those terms are Hispanic and Latino, Latina, or to be all gender-inclusive, Latinx.  Let’s talk about “Hispanic”, well that is a term derived by the United States Census Bureau to describe people from Spanish-speaking countries. So, technically, you could argue this includes the Philippines and Guam. (Look it up if you don’t believe me.) Then there is the term Latino/Latina/Latinx to describe a more inclusive (or maybe exclusive?) category for anyone with Latin Ameri...

 As I watched the news on Afghanistan, my feelings ranged from relief for finally ending a decades-long war and watching the evacuation of Americans and allies to the disbelief of the media and some political leaders' opinions about Biden's withdrawal attempts as being weak. Anger is another emotion that came and went. Mostly this anger was drawn from the previous administration's withdrawal agreement with the Taliban that excluded the Afghan government that we spent years, lives, and money to prop up, and only to give it back to the oppressive power that we "allegedly" defeated in response to 9/11. We went full circle, literally.  Also, Biden's withdrawal was poorly planned and flawed on so many levels. The Middle East wars have been a quagmire the moment they began, and they began long before 2001. Right now, as I read and listen to analysts and read this agreement, I thought about all the US men and women that served in Afghanistan (and other ME places), ho...

  Cocksure. I am not sure if many of you have ever heard of this word.  And I know when you look at the word, it looks like a derogatory, not nice word, that I often called Trump, or sometimes I’d say it when I stubbed my toe. Yeah, it is not that word, though I can see how someone might think that. Now, I am not a master at vocabulary but of course, when I first saw the word, I fell in love with it right away for juvenile reasons. But I looked up the word and the quote that I found it in made perfect sense. I loved it even more so let me share the definition. According to Webster’s dictionary, it means: Feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds.  2. Marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness. Synonyms include: arrogant and cocky. And for fun here is the quote (I made a visual for you all, and my Dad is going to love the quote): Actually, I can imagine my father with a grin on his face going, with a grunt of a laugh, as he is reading this right now. He'...

So, Biden won in 2020.  I was able to breathe maybe for a minute, but then January 6th happened.  I couldn't believe what I was seeing...I think most everyone I knew seemed traumatized.  I was traumatized by the murder and attempted murder of D.C. Police Officers. I mean, stereotypically speaking, these were the same people that would say, "Blue Lives Matter."  Well, we found out that was a lie. For them, I am sure it's about the same as saying, "Support our Troops," but get angry that we are ending a near two decade war.  Or when they say, "First Responders are our Heroes," but try to cut the 9/11 fund or refuse to wear masks. I guess no one believes in sacrifices unless it's toilet paper. The good news is that I have a million issues to talk about...oh, so many...to share and educate you all on.  And there will be some stories on motherhood. (I am officially the mother of two teenage boys). But you know even motherhood is political to me.  Ev...