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13 Things You Know to be True If You Were Raised in a Latino Household

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1. Rice and/or tortillas were part of dinner every night

2. Your greatest fear was the sacred Chankleta

3. Every Sunday you'd wake up to salsa and knew you had to clean

4. Vicks Vapor Rub was a Godsend

5. Having to hear "callate o te callo" (*Shut up or I'll do it for you)

6. Or when your mom is on the phone with a relative and makes you talk to them

7. You're automatically the translator for anyone who speaks English to your parents

8. Getting yelled at by relatives because you speak Spanglish

9. Saturday nights were spent watching Sabado Gigante

10. Having to shut up when Walter Del Mercado came on Univision

11. Wearing a red bracelet as a baby to avoid "the eye"

12. Knowing you were getting a whooping for acting up in public

13. And let's not forget the over-exaggeration of time














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