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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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The deplorable Lieutenant Governor of Texas

By Ana Martin SagredoMarch 25, 2020
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Ver los toros desde la barrera, o el virus desde el otro lado del Atlántico.

By Ana Martin SagredoMarch 19, 2020March 19, 2020
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My killer plan to beat the Coronavirus blues

By Ana Martin SagredoMarch 13, 2020March 13, 2020
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Nothing ever made me feel as foreign as the coronavirus. Except maybe Trump.

By Ana Martin SagredoMarch 12, 2020March 12, 2020
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Donde la primavera empieza el 1 de marzo

By Ana Martin SagredoMarch 2, 2020
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My Self/Shelf Book Challenge: February

By Ana Martin SagredoFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020
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Spanish instructor, editor, translator, mother, and blogger at
Chicago Now. Trying to live a bilingual/bicultural life with an ocean between my legs.
Pure, unadulterated love. He even put his diaper o Pure, unadulterated love. He even put his diaper on. Also, having aunts who can cross stitch like that. Amor del bueno. Hasta le ha puesto el pañal. Y tener tías que te hacen toallas así de bonitas. @pssadaba07 #brothers #hermanos #love #amor #momoffourboys #quedateencasa #stayhome #criandoenlaigualdad #realabrecipient
Baby giggles. That’s it. #baby #newborn #BabyT # Baby giggles. That’s it. #baby #newborn #BabyT #stayhome #positivethinking #momoffourboys #bebe #reciennacido
El otro día tuve día nube gris total. Me harte d El otro día tuve día nube gris total. Me harte de llorar, y no podía quitarme un nudo de la garganta, el nudo de la distancia. Decidí darme un capricho y pedir helado de @jenisicecreams , primero porque me apetecía, y segundo porque quiero apoyar al pequeño comercio. Por lo mismo por lo que Pablo decidió que quería un cactus de colores. El día gris pasó, y hoy puedo concentrarme en las pequeñas alegrías (encontrarme cinco trufas, justo cinco, de @confiturasgoya al ordenar un armario), y las grandes alegrías (ver a mis hijos contentos). Y decidir que aunque va a haber más días grises, tengo que seguir buscando los colores a mi alrededor. Y que con colores, y grises, esto se irá pasando. The other day I had a total “grey cloud” day. I spent it crying, and with a knot in my stomach, the knot of distance. Then I decided to get a treat, and ordered some ice cream from Jeni’s. First, because I really like it. Second, because we are trying to support local businesses. For the same reasons why Pablo decided that he wanted a colorful cactus. The grey day was eventually over, and today I can focus on the small wins (finding five chocolates from my favorite Spanish “pastelería” while cleaning a cupboard), and the big wins (seeing my kids happy). And on deciding that, even though there will be more grey days, it is on me to find the colors around me. And that, with colors and some grey, this too shall pass. #coronavirus #covid_19 #shelterinplace #isolation #chicago #nestinginchicago #momoffourboys #hope #esperanza #icecream #helado #localshops #shoplocal
It is raining, and we are locked in. The Christmas It is raining, and we are locked in. The Christmas lights are still up on the patio. The news are worrisome, the days long, the distance widening. But today is Spring, and Spring, with its defiant daffodils, and chirping birds, is unstoppable. I grabbed a mug of tea and went outside to smell it, to feel it, to listen to it. To let it make me feel better. It worked. Está lloviendo, y estamos confinados. Las luces de Navidad siguen puestas en el patio. Las noticias son preocupantes, los días largos, la distancia parece agrandarse. Pero hoy es primavera, y a la primavera, con sus narcisos desafiantes y sus pajaritos trinando, no hay quien la pare. He cogido una taza de té y he salido a olerla, a sentirla, a escucharla. Y a dejar que me hiciera sentir mejor. Ha funcionado. #confinamiento #socialdistancing #patio #spring #primavera #covid_19 #coronavirus #hope #poetry @poetryfoundation
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