These #GrowingUpHispanic Tweets Will Make You Laugh Till You Cry
When you want to find other people who went through the saaaaaame turmoils, joys, struggles and ENDLESS ROASTING SESSIONS you did growing up, there’s always Twitter. And this week, Latino Twitter took a look back on what it means to grow up in a Latino family:
Abuela was there to save the day:
#GrowingUpHispanic when your dad gets upset at you , but your grandma (his mom)..gets mad at him for over reacting pic.twitter.com/PurwxYHxNT
— Iliana Lopez (@ilianalopez_1) June 29, 2016
You never had to guess what your mom thought of your friends:
When your mom doesn't remember your friends name #GrowingUpHispanic https://t.co/pUhHRdc5fA
— lily (@helplessniall) June 29, 2016
WE’RE NOT YELLING. THAT’S HOW WE TALK:
To outside world they think we're yelling at each other, but we are just having a normal convo. ???? #GrowingUpHispanic
— Paola Alejandra (@pancakepow) June 29, 2016
This was filled with disappointment:
#GrowingUpHispanic seeing this and thinking there was cookies but it was just sewing supplies pic.twitter.com/ptrVk5FgYq
— Danny (@D_Garza10) June 29, 2016
“ÂżY tu novio?” haunts you to this day:
Any boy your family sees you talking to they already assume that es tu novio #GrowingUpHispanic
— Joni Menji (@BeingJoni) June 29, 2016
And yet there was only one man you really wanted…
#GrowingUpHispanic
the only man i'll chase after… pic.twitter.com/Kx1rcNsgIh— nayeli (@sincerelyissa) June 29, 2016
Dramatic? Your mom? NEVER:
when you're crying and your moms like, "llora cuando me muera" #GrowingUpHispanic
— camila (@diviningstans) June 29, 2016
Boredom was dangerous:
#GrowingUpHispanic
You: "I'm bored"
Your mom: "Ponte a limpiar"— part time juventus fan (@Mrs_Cr7) June 29, 2016
…And sometimes, hearing dance music was the worst possible thing:
when you wake up to loud music you know you bouta spend the whole day cleaning #GrowingUpHispanic
— eladia ÂšÌź (@spookyeladia) June 29, 2016
There’s no such thing as a “quick chat”:
#GrowingUpHispanic When your mom bumps into one of her friends pic.twitter.com/FqBC318mSM
— So Mexican???????? (@SOMEXlCAN) June 2, 2016
Awkward phone conversations took up a good chunk of your childhood:
#GrowingUpHispanic when your mom is talking on the phone with a relative and she says "si aquĂ estĂĄ, te lo paso." pic.twitter.com/sWWdrMaUrQ
— j.bizzle (@Johnny_Bravo32) June 29, 2016
Sleepovers only existed in movies and on TV shows:
#GrowingUpHispanic never being allowed to sleep over at my friends house
— Cynthia⥠(@okaycynthia) June 19, 2016
This question remains unanswered:
#GrowingUpHispanic the obsession with fake fruits adorning the table honestly Why pic.twitter.com/GMAVJlv0oK
— d (@THEINFlNITYWAR) June 29, 2016
Ovens were little apartments for pots and pans:
When not in use, pots and pans go in the oven #GrowingUpHispanic pic.twitter.com/UABWqylUXo
— mami mia???? (@miastasha) June 29, 2016
Your family thinks you’re the most beautiful thing on the Internet:
Who needs a boyfriend when you got tĂas calling you "hermosa" or "bonita" on your FB pictures #GrowingUpHispanic pic.twitter.com/HjgImB63Tb
— #HeretoStay (@pitury09) June 29, 2016
And of course, VapoRub cures everyyyything.
#GrowingUpHispanic
me:I broke my foot
mom: pic.twitter.com/oEEVuTBopx— alex (@heteroalexual) June 29, 2016
What else would you add to the list? Let us know and we’ll pass it on to the entire fam in a never ending email thread.
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