Many of us grew up surrounded by confident, proud and very loud Latinas, which is a beautiful thing to behold. While the caricature of an outspoken Latina doing the shimmy and leading a conga line is true on many occasions, some of us cringe at the idea of being the center of attention and prefer to stay on the sidelines. In other words, your fam probably tortures you for being an introverted Latina…

1. Hearing the words “ya te la paso” when your mom is on the phone is a nightmare.

When Hispanic Parents want you to "Talk To Relative" on the Phone. #TeamLeJuan

A post shared by LeJuan James (@lejuanjames) on Aug 12, 2015 at 6:54pm PDT

You struggle to find the words to keep a solid conversation going.