Rosa Isabel Chavez

‘I forgot to have children’

My Jewish bubby Carole would joke about herself. And gifted me this postcard with the same sentimnt, a crying woman in pop art style, saying the same. She also would say, ‘my dear Rosie, you know you were born without the DNA strand for ‘kindness”, and it wouldn’t bother me because she was right. CaroleContinue reading “‘I forgot to have children’”

The Queen is Alive and Human Connection is Dead.. or has been replaced.

I am an open book… it is in my nature to speak, to write, to voice what I feel, to blow the whistle LOUD.. as LOUD as possible. Whether it creates turmoil or not, that will not change. This will allow anyone to see, to hear my position but not necessarily understand it, or understandContinue reading “The Queen is Alive and Human Connection is Dead.. or has been replaced.”

You’ve been raised by immigrant’s when..

you’re cautious about what you want to say in front of a group and play it in your head in English before you open your mouth because it’s not your first language.. Yes, you were raised by immigrants. Now.. I KNOW there are more ‘immigrant if’s’ as I have lived and relived my formative yearsContinue reading “You’ve been raised by immigrant’s when..”

A rose by any other name..

There are so many thoughts racing across my mind.. first, I can’t believe I arrived at 50! I have been blessed with 50 years.I can think of the time I didn’t think I would survive 21 years. My adolescence at times lived in the slums both mentally and physically and the exhaustion was felt andContinue reading “A rose by any other name..”

Go on and write a Book..

This has been the sentiment of so many people I encounter lately. It so happens that I am no longer at the place I work for after 15 years of service. 15 years… a lifetime The decision was abrupt and traumatic and not within my control, three things that I have learned to navigate asContinue reading “Go on and write a Book..”

My last day as Ms.

Today will be the last day that I legally go by Ms. and it has been a hard fact to swallow. I am a fan of a TV show called ‘Mom’ and one of their characters was in such a state because she was getting married and had to change her last name.. and sheContinue reading “My last day as Ms.”

To the Class of 2024

This message is for all of you and mostly for the ones I had the honor of meeting and will never forget.. whether you were a pleasure or a pain, my memory is vast. The world is yours and never forget it. You have so much to live for and so much to offer theContinue reading “To the Class of 2024”

The Gift

We were conditioned to never expect presents.As children raised mostly by our almost fanatic religious grandmother, presents were seen as ungodly that only elevated the self and ignited vanity which went against her Pentecostal cult-like teachings, or simply not given because we lived in poverty. Using religion to cover up or manipulate reality was myContinue reading “The Gift”

Take care of Thee..

49 years and a day ago, back in 1974 if you don’t care to do the math, an immigrant young girl that just turned 20 gave birth to another little girl and named her Ruby, or so the story goes. Ruby was told that her name was changed because her father threatened to not giveContinue reading “Take care of Thee..”

Little Girls

There are women walking this Earth that are not women, but little girls. For it is the experience that gives you that title and not the years you have lived. There are little girls who are already women without reaching legal age and it is because of their responses to the chaos experienced that haveContinue reading “Little Girls”