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Writing about my mothering experience as a foreigner raising bilingual and bicultural children, dealing with the system on behalf of my special needs son and navigating Chicago and the world with my kids.

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by Ana Martin SagredoSeptember 25, 2020
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Gazpacho

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anitachi

Spanish instructor, editor, translator, mother, and blogger at
Chicago Now. Trying to live a bilingual/bicultural life with an ocean between my legs.

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There are traditions that not even a pandemic coul There are traditions that not even a pandemic could break. I have been going to the Zoolights at @lincolnparkzoo since way before I had kids. Actually, my first few years in the city I lived in two apartments that were in front of the zoo. We were even able to hear the lions roar! So, for us it’s not Christmas if we don’t go at least once. This year we were lucky to finally have family over, and it was a total success. 🎄🎄🎄 Hay tradiciones con las que no puede ni una pandemia. Llevo yendo a ver las luces del zoo desde mucho antes de tener hijos. Los primeros años aquí vivimos en dos apartamentos que estaban enfrente del zoo, ¡hasta oíamos a los leones! Y veíamos el trabajo de semanas que costaba ponerlas. Así que para nosotros no es Navidad hasta que no damos un paseo por allí. Este año hemos tenido la suerte de tener familia de visita, y todo el mundo se lo pasó genial. #zoolights #lincolnparkzoo #christmas #navidad #hermanos #brothers #siblings #familia #nestinginchicago #chicago
This is 42. This was a long year, and a very long This is 42. This was a long year, and a very long week. I didn’t really feel like celebrating after losing my aunt on Tuesday, but between needing photos for our Christmas card and the boys desire to run, they convinced me to go out. It turned out that the Lincoln Park Conservatory was the perfect place to nurse good memories and make some new ones. Even the teenager enjoyed it (ok, ok, there were some Pokestops and steak frites involved in that…). The weather was gorgeous, and I fell in love once again with this neighborhood, this city… 🌺🌺🌺 Esto son 42. Ya había sido un año largo, y esta semana había sido horrible. No tenía ganas de celebrarlo, después de perder a mi tía el martes. Pero entre que yo necesitaba fotos para las postales de Navidad, y los niños necesitaban correr, me han convencido para salir. Y ha resultado que el Lincoln Park Consevatory ha sido el sitio perfecto para recordar. Hasta el adolescente se lo ha pasado bien, aunque sea en buena parte por las pokestops… Incluso el tiempo ha sido perfecto, y me ha recordado por qué me gustan tanto este barrio y esta ciudad. #poinsettia #siblings #brothers #family #42 #birthday #hermanos #chicago #lincolnpark #lincolnparkconservatory #conservatory #plants #flowers @lpconservancy
It may not be the best photo, but it sure is the b It may not be the best photo, but it sure is the best feeling. Knowing that they will soon be protected, and that we are one step closer to beat the pandemic feels pretty great. We are also grateful for such a great school. @olmca_chicago not only has the most beautiful grounds in the city, but also the very best staff and parents. To all those who put this clinic together, and to the volunteers: thank you, thank you, thank you. 💉💪🦠 Puede que no sea la mejor foto, pero saber que dos más de mis hijos pronto estarán protegidos sienta muy bien. Tenemos la gran suerte de que van a un colegio fantástico, que no solo es el más bonito de la ciudad, sino que además tiene la mejor comunidad. A todos los que han ayudado a organizar la vacunación de hoy, ¡gracias! Entre todos, sí podemos. #covid_19 #pandemia #pandemic #vacuna #vaccinationdone✔️ #olmca #chicago #nestinginchicago
Silly pumpkin!!! On his third Halloween, at two ye Silly pumpkin!!! On his third Halloween, at two years of age, he still wasn’t able to talk. He trailed behind his brother, who would say trick or treat for both of them. Every now and then an adult would ask him to say “trick or treat”, or “thank you”. He would get a bit sad or confused, perceiving that he had done something wrong, as we scrambled to explain that he is deaf and hadn’t learn how to talk yet. On this, his tenth Halloween Eve, he was able to explain to his dad which were the exact words he needed to google to get a carving Pikachu stencil. Tomorrow, when you are giving candy away or Trick or Treating, and you see a boy or girl who acts differently, who doesn’t talk, who doesn’t do what you expect, who is older than the other kids, remember my silly pumpkin. Try not to judge. Be kind. Be generous. Try to make this a celebration inclusive to all, so parents of special needs children can stop dreading and fearing it. Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃🎃🎃#halloween #adifferenthalloween #specialneeds #specialneedshalloween #pumpkin #bekind #realabrecipient #cochlearimplant #deaf #inclusivehalloween #shareaway
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