Anon who watches and talks about Juliantina with her Mom here!! My Mom told me something that I did not know after we watched Lupe’s reaction to Juliantina. When I came out to her, about a year ago, she was confused but all she said was okay as long as I’m happy she is happy because that’s all she wanted but in our culture it’s not easy to accept and I was shocked that it was so easy with her. What I didn’t know was she went through a whole thing with our extended family and literally…

…purge all the ones that she knew would say or do something to shame me for it. I was wondering why we didn’t go to this and that’s person children’s birthdays and now I just want to cry. She felt even more strongly after watching that scene because as a mother you need to protect your child and not to be the one hurting them. If it’s something you don’t understand, than you need to learn from them. She know wants to adopt Juliantina and I don’t know how I can deserve such a Mother???

Oh wow, that makes me want to cry! I love your mom, that’s such a kind thing of her to do. Mine, at least, and so many others, are so image-conscious and try to bend their kids to fight society’s expectations, while your mom took steps to keep you safe. That’s really, really great, and you’re so lucky.