Let's be honest here, being Latino has its pros and cons, but the pros seriously outweigh every con. Here are 10 funny, and slightly serious things, that tend to occur when you come from a Latin family.
1. Cleaning Time
You may hear the sounds of Merengue, Salsa, or Bachata blasting through your bedroom door at 9 a.m. on a Saturday or Sunday, but this isn't the sound of a party starting (at least not by your definition). You know what that means! You either get your butt up to help your momma clean, or it's going down!
2. The Family Get-Togethers
WEEEEPPPAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now it's a real party when all your primos show up. You're family is cracking open some nice cool beers, the smell of rice, chicken and meats fill the air. Goya is your eternal best friend, and tonight is a night of celebration. There will be dancing, laughter, and maybe possibly, crying and fighting.
3. When Abuela Makes Your Favorite Food OR Any Food For That Matter
Demolished! No one understands my love for that bistec with rice and lentils my great grandmother makes... but, I bet you do!
4. When Mom Is About To Give You A Beat Down
You can take this as her face, you can take this as your face, as you beg for it not to happen, or you could take this as your face in the middle of this happening.
Remember, it hurts her, more than it hurts you. <--- the motto of the Latina woman as she disciplines you.
5. After Your Mom Gives You A Beat Down
And you know you better, because if not, she'll be coming back to give you something more to cry about.
6. And only you know the true powers of the 'Chancla'!
You automatically become a full blown Olympic sprinter when this thing comes flying at you.
7. When You Hear El Nuevo Bonchinche
"What happened with Maria's sisters cousins husband?"
*gasp* "NO! No puede ser! Dime mas!"
8. When The Family Starts Fighting
You might as well become a member of the WWE, as we all know these fights come and go in terrible tsunami-sized waves.
9. When An Outsider Starts A Fight With A Family Member
"You better keep your hands off my primo estupido!"
"The only one whose allowed to hit my cousin, brother, or sister is me!"
10. When Someone Begins To Explain To You Their Feelings In Regards To Immigrants
"But it's OK cause you were born here."
Mira, my great grandparents did not make an effort to come to this country and work their butts off for decades for you to come in here and start talking. Reflect on your own family, can you even contemplate the struggle all immigrants go through? Legal and illegal? You have no idea. Especially not when you've lived in this country for generations.
On a side note, how do you even know if my family are immigrants?
Ever heard of Puerto Rico? The beautiful island that's currently sinking into an economic pit of doom? Yeah, that's a Commonwealth of the U.S. which means my great grandmother was far from being an immigrant, more like a migrant. But that's the same thing as saying I'm moving from Pennsylvania to California.
Fun fact: Pennsylvania is a Commonwealth of the United States.
