7 Reasons You’ll Be Homesick For Your Familia After You’ve Gone

Thanks to the women in your family, you were always caught up on all the latest neighborhood (and family) gossip. Thank God for daily phone calls with Mom or you’d never know who had an affair/Botox/bad haircut…

Whether it’s Arroz con pollo, Buñuelos, Lechón, or whatever mom’s signature dish was, no four-star restaurant (or even your own kitchen skills) can ever capture the magical taste of mami’s home cooking.

The deadliest weapon known to a kid in a Latina home, you knew the meaning of “chancleta” or “el cinturón” before you knew your ABC’s. When your mom was running around the room with a chancla – it wasn’t because she saw a cucaracha!

Before there was Siri, there was Abuela. She taught us everything from concocting home remedies when we’re sick to cooking authentic Latino recipes. Basically everything we need to know about life comes from these awesome women.

At any given time, a tia/abuela/prima would make an impromptu visit to your house… usually with their whole family in tow. Good thing mom always had pastelitos and café on hand!

Gordita is all too common in a Latina household, and it doesn’t have to be a holiday for the table to be covered with enough food to feed a small army. Mami or Abuela will prepare all your favorite dishes and you better leave some room for Flan!

We love to sing, dance and celebrate, so it makes perfect sense that we get a little over emotional at parties, especially birthdays. Throw in some asado and cerveza, and our parties last into the wee hours of morning!