francesjoys

I was 9 or 10 when I started getting cat called. I had B cups by then but my mind was definitely on playing Barbies. Some of us hit puberty early and looked “grown up”

When my sister was born, my family celebrated with a lobster which we kept in the bathtub until it was time to cook it. I wasn’t quite three, so I didn’t really understand what happened to the lobster. I thought it had gone down the drain and was just waiting for me to take a bath… Read More

I was raised mostly in the United States and I lived in rural Costa Rica for a few years. One day I woke up in excruciating pain. It hurt to move or walk or stand up and I thought I was going to die. It just happened to be the day that the doctor came to the medical clinic in our… Read More

It’s what I do when I drop it at my house and know I can’t afford to lose a single dose of my extremely expensive lifesaving medication. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I refuse to believe that the Jaden Smith karate kid is better than the original. That’s probably because I’m an elder millennial who fell in love with Ralph Macchio

I hate bananas in the united states or Europe. Once I’m in a banana growing country I can suddenly eat them. But like, two or three.

My boomer dad is the number two abuser of emoji in my life. The number one is my seven year old.

My main issue with Sebastián is that 8/10 Spanish speaking parents with sons have given this name to their son.

Once when my husband and I were driving home from work we got stuck behind a car at a stop sign. The driver got out and dragged her choking toddler out of the backseat. My husband ran to help and I called 911. The kid was choking on a grape that had been cut in half. I will never… Read More

Corned beef with white rice and sliced, barely cooked onions on top. A side of fried sweet plantains when they were available. I was nostalgic for it as an adult and made it. It was still so delicious. I’m going to have to make it again.