Comments on: Not Much of a Woman – Es Poca Mujer

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Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:25:20 +0000

[...] everything around us, which I feel stems (in large part) from the extreme weight of too many social expectations placed upon [...]

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Avoiding Problems - Hay Que Evitar Spanish Phrase — ModernMami™.com — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:32:55 +0000

[...] them yourself or they just make an impact on you, some phrases constantly come to mind. “Poca mujer” is one such phrase. Another phrase I heard a lot was “para evitar” or “hay [...]

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:52:00 +0000

Elsa, it sounds like you’re speaking about my own mom. She too was a super woman in my eyes, but took no time for herself. So glad you’re doing things differently…we have to! We can’t keep repeating the cycle.

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:50:00 +0000

It’s definitely a lot to manage and we can only do what we can. We shouldn’t base our success on whether or not we can keep up with the house…that’s not what makes us poca ó grande.

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:48:00 +0000

You nailed it. “We do need to deconstruct many of the concepts that we were taught to take in as truths, because many don’t really serve us!!” They’re old fashioned and we need to make our own truths.

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:47:00 +0000

I’ve heard poco hombre too, but not as often. Glad you’ve never heard it!!

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:46:00 +0000

I’m so sorry you were called this! And by your own husband. Like I said in the post, I’ve never had it said to me, but can only imagine the outrage you must have felt.

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:44:00 +0000

You’re right. We are our worst critics…

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:42:00 +0000

OMG! You got that same speech from your mom? It’s as if we had the same mom! I got the “tienes que aprender a cocinar y limpiar, para poder cuidar de tu esposo” And yes, things are different now, but some of the older generation still has the same line of thinking…

By: modernmami

modernmami — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:41:00 +0000

Love this so much. You always have a way of saying just the right words.