Episode 21: Doing This So You Didn't Have To

On today's episode I speak to Elizabeth Ramos, co-host of Hija de tu Madre Crime Podcast. Her madre's story begins in Zacatecas, Mexico. At a very young age she not only left as a young woman but as a soon to be mom. As we celebrated Dia de las Madres yesterday I felt it was important to shed light on this incredible story. The sacrifices of mother's are one thing, but the sacrifices of an immigrant mother are on another level.

Motherhood is a very complex issue. I can now attest that as a mother,  in that I know the instinct of protection, it is fierce and it is mighty. Her madre knew that making this journey would mean a world of opportunity for her unborn child.

Elizabeth takes us back to a time in Mexico where she use to hunt for fish and birds. I divulge information on my mother's favorite animal to eat in El Salvador. We then discuss on how far removed we are from the process of eating an animal organically speaking I guess. We often do not understand why our parents make us eat everything on our plate. When we start discussing these stories we start to unravel their stints through hunger through their journeys. We also begin to understand their struggles through these episodes.

We uncover some feelings of guilt that we have being a child to immigrant parents. What we are stiving for and some things that we are trying to mend. As we all may have traumas that we don't want to recognize I think it's still important to acknowledge that we may have them. It may be harder to uncover them but they are buried deep within us waiting for the right time to be healed. As a whole, I think we are incredible humans that continue to strive for everything our parents crossed over for.

In this episode I invite you to wholeheartedly learn about your madre's story. Do not wait until its too late to hear her version.  Do not let it die without you knowing her whole truth.

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