"Carmen" is a B*&%h!

“Carmen” is a bi#%h

                My sister and I play this game called “S#*t our mother says” on each other’s facebook.  It is probably not as hilarious to anyone else, but we will be on the floor crying.  My mother is an amazing creature from somewhere we have yet to identify.  I will preface with, she is the most amazing mother that has done everything for our family.  Now back to the jokes…hehehehehhe.  One of my favorites is when we were in Orlando, Florida for an ALPFA convention with the Espinoza family and Anita.  We are sitting around at dinner and I was telling a story of Karma.  I said “Karma will always come back and get you!”…which in turn my mother replied “WHO’S CARMEN??! AND WHY IS SHE GOING TO GET YOU?!”   As you could have guessed, everyone was on the floor dying laughing.  Partly because she has a British/English/Boston/New York/I have no idea where she comes from accent that is used in a very proper, “lady like” manner.  Well, I had to explain…mom I said Karma not Carmen….and of course she got upset with me for making fun of her.  MOM…You are just too easy sometimes, but according to Tia Julie she says dad says otherwise!! Ahhahaha …Lo siento Tia…pero tengo que decir ahora.

                Well, Folks….”Carmen” is a Bi#$h…she will always come back and get you.  I just do not understand how our world is full of self involved, self loathing, and people who just have no care in the world for anyone else.  I know my rants can get airy fairy sometimes, but I feel frustrated with a lot of people.  Do we not comprehend yet, what we put out will always come back to us?  Yes, of course this world is tough, but if we can hold on to this thought I think this place would be a lot different.  When people are rude or disrespectful to others, do they ever think that could be someone’s grandparent, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, or friend?  Compassion!  We never know what kind of day someone is having or what they have been going through.  I had a strange experience with Michael coming home from a funeral of one of our friends.  We were at the gas station, and a woman got out of her car and just simply said hello, naturally, we responded hello back.  I thought to myself, that was so nice and bizarre at the same time.  We had an awful day watching one of friend’s caskets being blessed over and this woman was so nice with a very modest gesture.  She had no idea what kind of day we had just had and maybe we really needed a nice hello.  I know it may not sound like much, but it restored some faith I had in humanity. 

                We never know what kind of day people are having or what they have just been through.  They may have just lost their job…family….house….wife…husband….father…mother…dog….or had something awful happen to them.  It does not take much to reach out to others in the simplest ways.  Small expressions of kindness go a long way.  Every day we should strive to do something nice for someone.  Make someone’s day, maybe I will sit and answer each one of my mom’s million questions J.  I don’t know, that’s a little crazy….we will see.  Don’t let “Carmen” come get you in a bad way…..we only want good “Carmen” knocking at our door!