In my mother’s family, my mom became like a second mother to her siblings. Since she was the second oldest, and the first girl she had to do what was expected of a woman to do. She stayed at home and helped her mom take care of the children, clean, and cook. The older males, except for Sergio because he had become paralyzed from the waste down at the age of 7, in her family had to go outside and help their dad with the crops. The men in her family had more of the authority, especially since my grandfather was a machista. Similarly, the women in my family also did most of the cooking, and cleaning around the house. My older sister Nancy helped my mom clean and cook, and my sister Diocelina would also help my mom. However, I also had to help my sisters with chores around the house. Being a male in my family didn’t give me a type of “immunity” from helping my mom and sisters, like it had for my mother’s brothers. Both my mother and father have said that cleaning/ helping around the house has no
In my mother’s family, my mom became like a second mother to her siblings. Since she was the second oldest, and the first girl she had to do what was expected of a woman to do. She stayed at home and helped her mom take care of the children, clean, and cook. The older males, except for Sergio because he had become paralyzed from the waste down at the age of 7, in her family had to go outside and help their dad with the crops. The men in her family had more of the authority, especially since my grandfather was a machista. Similarly, the women in my family also did most of the cooking, and cleaning around the house. My older sister Nancy helped my mom clean and cook, and my sister Diocelina would also help my mom. However, I also had to help my sisters with chores around the house. Being a male in my family didn’t give me a type of “immunity” from helping my mom and sisters, like it had for my mother’s brothers. Both my mother and father have said that cleaning/ helping around the house has no