“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one”
– Jill Churchill
Today’s del alma is inspired by this week’s parenting essays on the Tiki Tiki.
“Motherhood brings as …

There are more than 600 comments on the New York Magazine article titled “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting.” Imagine why:
From the perspective of the species, it’s perfectly unmysterious why people have …

Ed. Note: This is the first in a three-column Parenting series on the Tiki Tiki this week. Click here to learn more about upcoming posts.
I don’t know if you know this about me, but I …

My family of origin consisted of Papi, Mami and six of us kids. I was am the youngest of this brood.
Here I am celebrating my 4th birthday. New dress, clean curls, birthday cake and a …

Dear Comadre,
I am an American-born Latina married to an American man. I hold nothing back, he holds everything back. After nearly 20 years of marriage, I am a little cansada of asking him how he …

As I walk up to my bedroom each evening, I am greeted by these:

And I always stop and look at each one. Always. Every night.
Because I don’t want to forget.
It’s probably as a result …

By Loly Perez-Hinojosa,
My father, Luis, was a tough, hard working, wise and spiritual man with a great heart, soul and spirit. Every once in a while, he did blow his Cuban temper, but it was …

The concept of home, of where and what home really is, has been on my mind a lot in these last few days.
As I have worked with neighbors and friends to help repair our community …

She was twenty-five when she got married.
She was twenty-six when she became a mother.
She was forty-one when she gave birth to me, the youngest of her six children.
She was forty-seven when she found …

(Inspired by The Simple Woman’s Daybook.)
I usually do this every six months or so, just to kind of “take the temperature” of where my life is at the time. I encourage you to do …