Ana Rivera

“Now in my late thirties, I love indulging my feminine sensibilities. For too long, I not only feared them, I didn’t think I deserved to feel pretty or beautiful. Growing up poor, there was a part of me that believed I didn’t deserve to spend time or money on what seemed frivolous. I never saw my mother spend money on herself. I remember that she had one Mary Kay lipstick that she always wore to family parties. Even now when she buys herself something that could be considered unnecessary, she tries to give it away. I learned to deny myself pleasure also.”
― Erika L. Sánchez, Crying in the Bathroom