02-27-2011, 05:20 PM
My thoughts exactly.
Id be more than just a handful, and alot more than so mote it be.
Let me assure you.
You can bury 20 family members and family, but it will never add up to
or compare with burying your child.
Especially in a hispanic family when your first child is a boy.
Im not saying they dont love their baby girls by any stretch, but
its the whole carrying on the family name thing that is HUGE in their
culture. All the dreams and hopes for the next generation etc are
wrapped up in their boys. Ive seen it first hand how they are with
males in their culture...Cubans and Mexicans are worlds apart in so
many ways, but the family culture is very very much alike.
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I agree with this. I dated a mexican dude in my early 20's for about 6 years total & I was taken aback by how the males were treated in the family vs how the females were treated. I have no doubt that the females were loved just as much, in fact they were always defended by all of the males... father, brothers, cousins & even extended family BUT the males of the family were doted upon by the females. Very old school IMO