life – Rosa Isabel Chavez

The breaking of my heart..

I witnessed the burial of my grandmother two weeks ago in her home country.. I knew that would be part of saying goodbye, traveling to see her remains entered in the mausoleum she built for the sake of her daughter’s remains 47 years ago. We were ready and not ready to say goodbye.. she lingeredContinue reading “The breaking of my heart..”

It’s nothing to be embarrassed about

‘Lo dico perche non ce niente da vergognarsi’Trans: ‘I say it because there’s nothing to be ashamed of’ This is what my Italian friend told me after she announced on a group chat that she may not be able to see me when I go to Italy this summer, because she has cancer. To beContinue reading “It’s nothing to be embarrassed about”

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.”

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.”

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..”