A Mother’s Love Never Ends Ricardo Isaias Marroquin Santos At the age of 16, mi madre kept one secret away from everybody, especially her padres. Although, she couldn’t hide it for long. She lived in a vecindad, a Mexican style home where multiple generations of our familia shared a large house with a courtyard in the middle. One day, very unexpectedly and from far away, her cousin Eliot asked, “Hey, Silvia are you expecting!?” Since her padres were standing next to her, mi madre couldn’t hide it anymore. Mi madre stated, “Within three months of my pregnancy, I stopped going to school and eventually dropped out of high school because I wanted to prepare for a safe birth delivery.” Within three months of her pregnancy, mi madre happily married mi papa, Miguel Angel Marroquin Guerrero. At the age of 26, mi madre had given birth to four boys who she loved and cared for. She took on the role of a full-time stay-at-home mother. Time after time throughout her life, she made decisions that benefited the lives of her children. She sacrificed a career outside of the home, her familia (brothers, sisters, and parents), and her comfort zone. Mi madre worked very hard. Her dedication throughout the day was hard work, and every intention was to benefit her children. Throughout the day, she worked hard to have something ready for us to eat without delay once arriving home from school. The meals prepared were simple pero muy deliciosos! Meal planning provided mi madre with endless possibilities of varied combinations and healthy choices to pick from. She served the simple base of rice, beans, lentils, ground beef, vegetables, soups, quesadillas, molletes, and chiles rellenos en salsa verde. Anyone can understand how many extra measures it takes to build a meal from scratch. It’s indeed beneficial, but I see how a large part of her day and energy was sacrificed for providing food for all four of her children and husband. At the age of 35, she heard about an opportunity for a better future. What could possibly go wrong? In 22
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