Comments on: Words Will Never Hurt Me…

By: Generac Generator

Generac Generator — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:39:00 +0000

Thx for this usefult article, see the Generac Generator

By: BoriIrish

BoriIrish — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:58:09 +0000

I'm a little late in finding your blog, but it's excellent! Anyway, I'm half Puerto Rican and half Irish. All my life my PR family made fun of me for being *too* light skinned. My son is really fair like me, and they're constantly telling me to throw him in the sun. Conversely, four years later, my Mexican mother-in-law still can't get over how “white and beautiful” my son is. The grass is always greener, I suppose.

By: BoriIrish

BoriIrish — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:58:09 +0000

By: BoriIrish

BoriIrish — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:58:00 +0000

I’m a little late in finding your blog, but it’s excellent! Anyway, I’m half Puerto Rican and half Irish. All my life my PR family made fun of me for being *too* light skinned. My son is really fair like me, and they’re constantly telling me to throw him in the sun. Conversely, four years later, my Mexican mother-in-law still can’t get over how “white and beautiful” my son is. The grass is always greener, I suppose.

By: Melanie (Modern Mami)

Melanie (Modern Mami) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:37:59 +0000

@Karen, I’m so glad that my post helped! I know it can be hard to understand if you’re coming from another culture. As your husband said, the don’t really mean anything by it.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:24:24 +0000

I found your article very helpful. My husband is hispanic and his friends would comment on any weight I gained saying “Ya estas mas gorda, verdad.” I always took this negatively because the way I was raised you didn’t tell anyone that they were getting “Fat”. But many times my husband tried to explain to me that they didn’t mean any thing by it. Although to me it still hurt, Im glad I found this article it gave me better understanding.Thanks

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By: Melanie (Modern Mami)

Melanie (Modern Mami) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:16:39 +0000

@Denene@MyBrownBaby, I CANNOT believe your mom suggested you walk on your butt. That is incredibly sad. My mom used to brush my hair constantly when I was very little to try to get my curls out. The result? I now have the worst little curls in all the wrong places and a mix of straight/wavy hair in other spots. I promised myself that I would teach my daughter to love her curly hair and wear it well.

I can so sympathize with you and having to deal with the comments. Old folks just won’t ever learn, huh?

By: Melanie (Modern Mami)

Melanie (Modern Mami) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:13:23 +0000

@Ana Lilian, You’re so right Ana. They *are* hearing all this in a prime age when they’re still learning what’s appropriate, what’s right, and what’s hurtful.