1. “she has to work all day and do all the work!”- did you try to help your mother do the housework? If you offered to help her, what did she say?

When I try to help her do the housework she says – I wont do it right and so it will lead her to do more work anyway.  Or she says I’ll do it messy and she will have to clean again so it is double work.  Then she says no one helps her.

2. “my dad doesn’t help her with housework”- were you mad at your dad for not helping her? Did you tell her to help her?

I thought it is Bad my dad doesn’t help her! my poor mom look how busy she is! maybe my dad is lazy I don’t know. I do sometimes ask her what I can do to help but not a lot, my mom wants me to play with friends and she does the work – because no one cleans as good as her

3. “she has no friends”- did you bring your friends to her so that she has friends?

well sometimes she talks to people i’m with or their moms and she gets happy.  so then she has people to talk to. but all her friends have jealousy of her, so they don’t stay friends.  thats sad right – that everyone has jealousy of my mom.

4. “these American people they have it easy.. The moms .. have fun, and don’t worry… why should they go do that and not my mom! that’s not fair!.. After all my mom went through doesn’t she deserve to relax and have fun!”- – is it fair, little Cali Chica for you to relax and have fun? Do you deserve to relax and have fun, to have it easy, like these American people?

well Anita, my mom wants me to have fun. she thinks kids should play outside with each other and have fun. not be boring like american people and stuck to themselves.  my mom likes when i do that.  i think its fun too – to play with other people. im a kid and kids are SUPPOSED to play with each other and have fun!!