- You’re never fully a grownup. Oh really, you’re 18? 21? 30? Doesn’t matter, your mom will continue to scold you.
- There’s no such thing as having “no curfew.” Unfortunately, this never fully goes away. Yes, you might technically not have one, but the morning after your mom will ask you “Donde andabas?/ A que hora llegaste?” [Where were you?/ What time did you get home?]
- There’s always an endless amount of Tupperware/ containers. Unofficial Tupperware that is. Your heart slightly sank when you opened the cookie container just to find your mom’s sewing kit.
- “Small” gatherings aren’t a thing. "Intimate" or "small" gatherings were never small or intimate. 'Cause how can you not invite your second cousin's uncle?
- Your significant other will be known as “el amiguito”/ “la amiguita” for the first few months. Let's be honest, Mexican parents are in denial when it comes to even the slightest hint of their children growing up. So of course, your girlfriend/ boyfriend will be referred as a "friend" for a while.
- There’s no such thing as having/ going to sleepovers. The closest thing to a "Sleepover" was probably sleeping over at your cousin's house. Asking to spend the night anywhere else would get you the automatic response of: "Well why do you have a house if not to sleep in your own bed?"
- There’s no such thing as sleeping in. Oh you thought you could sleep in because you're in vacation? Nope.
- There’s no such thing as being bored when, according to your mom, there are chores. The minute you mention you're slightly bored is the minute you start getting a lecture of the many chores you can do.
- You have to ask for permission to go out days in advance. If you're friends made last minute plans there was no way you could go 'cause you didn't ask at least two days in advance.
- …And when you did, your mom would tell you to ask your dad and vice versa. Oh the endless cycle of going back and forth until one of them caved in.
- You grew up watching novelas. The main reason you're overdramatic sometimes.
- …And on the weekends there was always Sabado Gigante. Don Francisco was a regular on your TV on Saturdays and you were so sad when they finally decided to cancel the program.
- Fast food was always a treat…
- ...Because there was always frijoles at home. You'd be surprised if the answer to "Can we get fast food?" would be "yes."
- Cristina was your Oprah. There was nothing she couldn't fix.
- Vick’s Vapor Rub could fix everything and anything. Sick? Stressed? Have a broken heart? Just lather it with Vapor Rub.
- Vicente Fernandez would always come up when people were drunk. There's always that one uncle who starts singing Cente's infamous songs and you couldn't help to sing along.
- You own more than one blanket with an animal on it. You could survive living in Antartica with these.
- There would always be room in the car. We took carpooling to another level because there was always room for one more (even if there really wasn't).
- You grew up fearing a sandal/ belt. The moment one was even mentioned you'd shut up and hope the threat of it would go away.
Student Life
Mar 28, 2017
20 Things People Who Grew Up In A Mexican Household Know Too Well
We're all guilty of it.
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