Sep 8 2025

I was born into a Hispanic family where women are expected to be submissive, clean, and obedient. Since i was a kid i would always notice how the women in my family were always cooking and cleaning up the house after work while the men would just kick back their feet and watch TV. I remember asking my grandma "Porque nunca cocina abuelo?" (Why doesn't my grandpa ever cook) which then she responded with "Es el trabajo de una mujer"(It's the womens job). That response never sat right with me because my grandma worked just as much as my grandpa and still had to come home to tend to house duties. It's difficult trying to maintain respect with my family while also trying to change these misogynistic views they have. I for one won't pick up after men because they have arms just like me. I will not cook after any man if he doesn't bother to do the same for me. I won't let ANY man ever tell me to do more than he does himself. Today in class we worked on our storymap.