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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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My Book Shelf/Self Challenge: August

By Ana Martin SagredoSeptember 25, 2020
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Why World Breastfeeding Week still matters

By Ana Martin SagredoAugust 9, 2020
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My Book Shelf/Self Challenge: July

By Ana Martin SagredoAugust 2, 2020
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A short trip to Holland, Michigan, in Covid times

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 30, 2020July 30, 2020
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Gazpacho

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 13, 2020
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Kicking Out F1s Won’t Help Anyone

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020
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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.

anitachi
My fantastic four. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #brot My fantastic four. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #brothers #siblings #hermanos #fall #otoño #nestinginchicago #summerinnovember
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 eight 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
Today, I voted in my first presidential election. Today, I voted in my first presidential election. Since I became a US citizen in 2017, I have voted in every single election that has been held, as I do in Spain when the ballots arrive on time. But today felt different. It felt solemn, and it felt important, and it felt exciting. But, above all, if felt damn plain good to cast my vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I shed a couple of tears good. 🇺🇸👍🗳 Hoy he votado en mis primeras elecciones presidenciales en los EEUU, donde además de por correo, en algunos estados se puede votar antes de tiempo. Desde que obtuve la nacionalidad estadounidense en 2017 he votado en todas las elecciones que ha habido (hay muchas más que en España). En España también he votado siempre que me llegan las papeletas (esa es otra historia...). Pero hoy la sensación era diferente. Hoy la ocasión parecía importante, solemne, emocionante. Pero, sobre todo, votar por Joe Biden y Kamala Harris me ha hecho sentir bien. Con lagrimilla y todo. 🇺🇸👍🗳 #vote #election2020 #bidenharris2020 #myfirstpresidentialelection #immigrant #ivoted🇺🇸 #ivoted #nestinginchicago
I don’t normally like to post photos of myself, I don’t normally like to post photos of myself, but it was Sunday, and I had gotten dressed, I was in the park, it is Fall and my 13 year old took the photo. The best parto of our walk? Running into another Spanish family that I knew through Instagram. Normalmente no me gusta poner fotos en las que salgo, pero era domingo, y me había vestido, estábamos en el parque, es otoño, y mi adolescente sacó la foto. ¿La mejor parte del paseo? Encontrarnos por casualidad con otra familia española a la que solo conocía por Instagram. Los niños se lo pasaron genial. 🍁🍂🍁 #chicago #lincolnpark #peggynotebaertmuseum #fall #autumn #otoño @drmartensofficial @pikacho813
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