On Letting Go

Being Latin and bilingual are often seen as negative. You are seen as either being disrespectful for forgetting certain words, phrases, definitions, or pronunciations within your own culture. The American side of you often hides because you get laughed at for not understanding or saying something correctly. The struggles of self-identity leave you lost and confused. You want to belong somewhere but you know that the reality is that you don’t belong on either side. Your self-identity gets shattered and your self-acceptance is something you don’t ever see possible. You hide your true self and become what society wants you to be but you continue to struggle because you feel like you are living a double life. One that doesn’t seem safe or accepting. The minute we stop trying to be what we think society needs us to be the more space we give to ourselves to just exist and be our true selves.