Category: el chileno
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Shift
I thought I felt a shift coming on. I thought that when he said that he wouldn’t do anything to harm the girls and me, that went beyond the promises to never lay his hands on me again. Safety is measured in more than not being afraid of being hurt. It comes from a sense of security, a […]
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Slipping into Solteria?
Expectations set me up for heartbreak every time and it’s not the fault of the other it’s my fault my poetic temperment and wanting to hold out hope for the best in people thinking egotistically that I bring that out in people. Pero no. It never seems to work that way. During one of our […]
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Indiscretion
There was none here. There was no foolishness no not knowing. I knew he knew and soon everyone else that need to did as well even if we continue to play it off each discussing the other in pronouns, initials, pseudonyms, and geographical locations relegating certain acts to certain spaces and places. Ya pa’que vale […]
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I’ve been Away
I took a vacation. A time away from the craziness that is the logistics of a breakup. A time away from the need to post a certain number of blogposts per day in order to reach a certain number of hits, a certain amount of money. A time away from the constant demands of mami’hood […]
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Things I’d Rather Not Think About at 6:00 am
When I open my eyes I think about coffee. I wonder what will I blog about for VivirLatino. I wonder who is awake on twitter. I wonder how long Miss Poroto will sleep. Now I also worry, worry about how long will i have this bed to sleep in, worry about not being able to […]
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do Pero Does it Really Have to Be?
When I entered the relastionship that is now ending, I did so with so many expectations and anxiety. It’s not like I had great examples of healthy relationships growing up with lies, egos, infidelities, edible crotchless panties and suicide attempts all as shining lights of what a heterosexual marriage like life could end in. No […]
Maegan E. Ortiz - Mamita Mala 