Raising a Blue Moon

   My dear child,  The truth is that I am homesick a lot. I am not sure what the future holds for us as a family, but being away from mine is still a struggle. I find it extremely difficult when I know people I care for are suffering in any way. I feel helpless and useless. I hope you have a close bond with your extended family; they are part of you after all. I feel sick thinking that you won't get to see your grandma every day like I did and that you won't get to go to our beach house during spring break and feel the sun in your skin and smell the ocean breeze as you build your sandcastles. I don't know about this country's traditions; I feel like I am the only one that doesn't know what to do and how to act around the holidays, and it is very discouraging to me. I hope together you and I can create our own traditions and find a way to merge both cultures to embrace each side of you: the Canadian and the Mexican one. The truth is that I feel like I don't ...

These are just some reminders. This reminds me to do these things or be this way, or I remind you to make me do these things and be this way. 1. Go to church.     You are probably going to be raised in a Catholic home. Your father and I are not the "going every Sunday" kinda Catholics (so we are bad Catholics by the church's standards). But it does bring me a sense of calmness when I go to mass and pray without distractions. It is good to develop a relationship with God and nourish the seed of hope that lives in every one of us. It is also good to have a healthy fear of going to hell, preventing me from making stupid mistakes, so I wish it does the same to you. 2. Try to relax, be more zen.     I do worry too much; I stress about things I can change and things I can't. I do care too much and take things personally. So, my dear child, it is your job to tell me to chill and enjoy the moment. Hopefully, time will help me relax more, for my family's...