2020

Vintage dress, shoes, screen printed handmade notebook paper

Many years ago my mom confessed to me that I once came home from Pre-k with a note stapled to my dress that read, ⁣

⁣“𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥.” ⁣

⁣Even though I don’t remember this, I do remember the weight, solitude, and overwhelming feeling of being misunderstood as a child. I mixed English and Spanish until I was about six years old, often only feeling understood by my family. ⁣

Over the years my mom has become the person I feel has a hard time understanding my words. As I adapted to American culture and drifted away from her. We’ve become the closest strangers. ⁣⁣