This. Apart from taking a class on this, both of my parents came here because of the fallout from the US-backed civil war. This country has been fucking around in Latin American politics/government since at least the 1920s, and then when violence erupts because of it the government rejects the refugees.

I wanted to hate this. It doesn’t look half bad. Overboard is my mom’s favorite movie, despite the glaring issues. It really should be left alone, but my Salvadoran mom will appreciate the fact that it’s a Panteleon production.

In HS and early college I was wearing a 34DDD/36DD. It destroyed my back, but I didn’t know any better. Finally measured myself when I was 20 and found r/abrathatfits. I was a 28FF/G back then. I gained weight and of course boobs, so now I’m a 30HH/I or a 32H/HH depending on the brand and style.

A Bra That Fits is how I find the brands I wear now and the sites I go to (herroom, figleaves, breakoutbras, bravissimo). I’ve been sticking to Freya and Curvy Kaye since I can get bras for under $50 if it’s in sale. There’s 4 brands that I know carry my actual size, Ewa is one of them but I haven’t tried them yet.

True and co simply said I’d get an email if/when they start carrying my siza. Except I get emails from them every week despite trying to unsubscribe and them carrying no bras in my size.

The bra start-ups really get me because the 3 or so I’ve looked into all have me go through a sizing quiz that requires my email, then I get the inevitable “sorry we don’t carey your size right now”. Literally all of these brands claim they make a bra for every body type and DD+ sizes aren’t included at all. I’m a…

Well I’m a citizen by birth, so not illegal.

No sadly. He’s conversational but not fluent. I was his Spanish teacher for 2 years and he’s not fluent enough for college-level study in Spanish.

Not sure how that has anything to do with the topic of illegal immigration to the US as you mention they have no means to get here (though some people have managed it, and I don’t see why they shouldn’t be helped). Most people who emigrate from Africa and Asia go to Europe, not the US. I’m not as educated on…

This is so important. One of my studebts who is a senior was going to apply for DACA this year since he wants to go to university next year. The day after DACA was overturned, he told me how torn he felt because 1) he was relieved he hadn’t already applied or else ICE would have his information but 2) going to school…

I don’t normally engage people ecpressing anti-immigrant sentiment/xeniphobia, but I majored in Economics and am the daughter of two formerly undocumented persons. I walked across the stage at my graduation from UC Berkeley while my dad sat in an ICE detetion center over 600 miles from my parents’ home. Only 2 people…

This. I’m the dog equivalent of a crazy cat lady. My 3 dofs often eat better than I do because I’ll heat shitty instant ramwn for dinner, but they will never go without their pricey protein-rich, grain-free kibble. I would go raw food diet for them if I had the money. I mean my heart hurts seeing people get popular…

Yup it’s like Oklahoma never happened to these people. But I guess Timothy McVeigh can be overlooked since he was a white male...

Simple. She’s a narcissist and thinks she’s better than she actually is. My dad’s family was very well off until the civil war in El Salvador happened. She’s a former beauty queen and my dad’s siblings are the Saladoran equivalent of far right republican (they belong to the ARENA party aka the party that held the…

Yup and if they aren’t, better to set boundaries and have minimal contact. Maybe I just grew up to be too independent, but I never have been able to understand why people struggle setting firm boundaries with family.

My in-laws are olympic-level skilled at hiding their less savory side. I didn’t see most of it until after getting married even though my husband and I have been together since I was 14. I think the fact we eloped has a lot to do with it, but they also had a lot of thoughts they didn’t voice until after I was…

You sound like what my husband told me after his parents and siblings basically verbally assaulted me when we lived with them temporarily (we were helping my FIL through a health crisis). Things have settled to strained but cheerful civility, and it’s pretty much the best we can expect. This is the type of advice that…

Right? I have shitty in-laws, but my husband pretty much warned me about how they would be. He doesn’t expect me to accept it, but basically said “don’t be suprised if they react badly” to things he knows set off their crazy. We both deal as best we can and if the go too far are supportive of each other. I’m not going…

My in-laws are racist small-town Mexican immigrants. My husband says the town they’re from is so tiny that it’s realy just like 10 or so families and everyone knows everyone. My MIL hates me (has said/yelled as much to my face) mostly for a) not being Mexican (I’m Salavadoran), b) not wanting kids, c) having a…