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Sometimes it can be so difficult to dominate my hair. When I was little and I would talk to my Mom, I would look at my reflection in the mirror the whole entire time. My hair used to be so straight it couldn't hold a curl.

I used to think my Mom was ugly. I remember telling my classmate that in first grade.

Now, I look just like her. My Uncle used to call my Mom "Pelicula sin foto," Movie without a picture. Haha. That's funny.

My Mom got addicted to smoking cigars when she was four years old. When she started banging on the doors to the truchas in the middle of the night, my Great Grandfather quit.

I never met Beto, but I was told he was a very charming man, and I would have loved him. To get my Mom to quit smoking, he washed her mouth out with soap, but then she got addicted to eating soap.

My Grandfather used to be an electrician, and sometimes when I was home, every time the lights started strobing or something, I knew it was him. When my Mom died all the plates started spinning, and she rolled a pen back and forth on the table in front of me and my Dad. Now, the bedside lamp turns on in the middle of the night. It doesn't scare me. My Mom just wants me to know she is still watching over me.

Thank you to my dearest ancestors from beyond the graves for always watching over me and helping me to get through difficult situations.

Self Portrait with Scissors

Self Portrait with Heartbeat

Self Portrait with Tears