Category: #PR Parenting 101

Vicks Cures Everything — The Puerto Rican Parenting Series

There wasn’t a single thing Vicks Vaporub couldn’t cure in a Puerto Rican household.Fever? Vicks.Cough? Vicks.Mosquito bite? Vicks.Heartbreak? Guess what — still Vicks. If you so much as sneezed, my mom didn’t ask for symptoms.She just appeared out of nowhere with that little blue jar like a first responder with supernatural powers.“Put it on your…
The Weaponization of the Chancleta – The Puerto Rican Parenting Series

Let’s be real — the chancleta wasn’t just footwear.It was a disciplinary device, a GPS-guided missile, a warning shot, and a family tradition all in one. Our mothers didn’t need threats — they had range.She could be in the kitchen, I could be halfway down the block, and somehow…it still connected.That thing curved through time…
Because I Said So — The Puerto Rican Parenting Series

“¡Porque yo dije!”That was the beginning and end of every argument in my house.No logic. No discussion. No “we’ll talk later.”Just instant obedience — or consequences. My mom didn’t negotiate. She demanded.You didn’t need to understand why.You just needed to move.Fast. There was raised volume, raised eyebrows, and raised chancletas.And somehow, we turned out fine…

Vicks Cures Everything — The Puerto Rican Parenting Series