Nina and I were on the phone lamenting this hard, hard life we live, and then decided to make ourselves feel better by saying how much harder it could have been had we ended up in the "traditional" roles for Dominican women.
In my alternate universe life, I married a bodeguero, had four kids (Altagracia, Miguelito, Manolo and little Maria) and a Business Administration degree from CCNY, lived in Washington Heights and made empanadas in my apartment to sell on 175th Street and Broadway because my husband wouldn't want me to work (hence the four kids). Then, after my youth had been smothered and squandered under layers of empanada grease, I'd discover that my husband had another family in East NY with a PRican woman. Rat Bastard!
I'd kick him out of the house, but divorce? Never! Instead I'd start wearing clothes that were too small and too revealing and hang out with my bitter, single friends while Manolito got caught up in gang life (damn Trinitarios got to my baby!) and Altagracia got pregnant by some Black dude who thinks Dominican girls are exotic.
In my random, sober moments I'd play some old records, mostly by Fania All-Star artists, and mourn for my youth, self-esteem and confidence, and wonder how it all went to shit so fast. That motherfucking cheating ass bastard and his skanky whore RUINED my family. Eventually, I'd move on, but not before ruining my kids beyond repair.
Still, even as everything crumbled around me, I'd make my empanadas to sell on 175th and Broadway because really- what else do I have at this point? Fuck him!
*smooches...feeling better already*
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turns out this life ain't so bad after all
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Girl. You are insane. But you made me laugh out loud because the truth is you don't have to be Dominican to have related to Bizzaro Jaded. We all know them in our own families or friends. And the truth is our own lives aren't that bad when all is said and done = )
Love you girl!
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Wait you know how to make empanadas? Why the heck haven't you told me about this before...oh wait did I miss the entire point of the post, heheh oh well.
lmao!!! sounds all to familiar so I shall be extra nice to the lady on 168th and bway selling her empanadas while miguelito y juana play on the sidewalk lmao!!
Not the Trinitarios *runs and hides*
Who are the Trinitarios and why should I fear them?
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