Status Updates From Hombrecito

“I had sentenced myself to a life without my mother for friends I sometimes envied and sometimes loved more fiercely than blood; for men I accommodated and served…” 😭 brb crying

“I felt like I had in college, like everywhere I looked people were playing a different game than I was, the rules all hidden from me. I had no way of knowing how not to lose.” MY SHAYLLLLAAAAAAA 😭 This book is hitting so close to home. Makes me feel grateful for my experience but then jealous of Santiago’s. Makes me appreciate my family and friends more but then also envy Santiago’s. So much push and pull