Many people when they see a Mexican family speaking in rapid fire Spanish they are not able to understand, think "Seriously? Go back to Mexico." This is terrible. But honestly, who hasn't thought this or something similar.
This week we got to look into the lives of Mexican families who immigrant to America. As I spent over an hour reading about 10 Mexican families and their trials, I gained a new respect for them. They go through so much and suffer tremendous amounts of stress and changes just so their children can have a better life. Many times the father comes over to America first to establish a job and living place. It can take many years for the rest of the family to come to America. And by the time they do everything has changed, and most importantly the family dynamic is completely different. Dad hasn't been there for years, so what makes him the boss suddenly? Many of these families in the article we read for Friday's homework, talked about teenagers who didn't feel close to their father. These teenagers missed their close knit family they had back in Mexico, including their aunts, uncles, cousins, and even grandparents. Now in America with no family and Mom and Dad at work all day, these teenagers get incredibly lonely. They suffer depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts. That life style can't be easy.
So next time a big Mexican family is in your way in the grocery store and you start to think a mean thought, just think: they are people too, who have probably suffered more than you know. Everyone has their trials. You can't judge a book by its cover. You never know what its holding back.
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