I am 13 years old.

My dad walked out of my life when Mami started hanging around Torrence.  Mami decided that she was a lesbian, so she more or less, dumped Papi, and I haven't seen him since I was five.  I am now 11 years old.  I do hear from Papi at Christmas, Thanksgiving, or on my birthday, but he absolutely refuses to talk to Mami or accept her "new lifestyle", as he puts it.

It was a huge change for me at first, but I have since accepted Mama's new girlfriend.  She is very sweet in temperament and cooks up a mean supper.  I mean, she can cook ANYTHING: Cajun, Mexican/Tex-Mex, Italian, German, Americana: you name it and she can make it.  Torrence's cooking is to die for!

Torrence also happens to be Antonetta's mother.  She (Antonetta) is my step sister.

Another thing I like about Torrence is that she is very good with my three younger siblings.  When I am getting stressed out about them bothering me, Torrence will volunteer to watch them until Mami gets home from work.  That way, I can do my homework, work on any dance routines I've learned at ballet class, work on my vocals (besides dance, I take voice, also on the days I have dance), read, or watch television.

When I want to grow up, I want to be president of the United States.  I want to see more rights given to families like mine, families who have parents who are gay or lesbian.  I get annoyed at evangelical Christians who say what we "do" is a sin.  Oh, really.  Well, I'd like to see them shut their mouths and leave us alone; we have as much right to do as we please!  If you ask me, they are some of the worst judgmental people around!  They are nothing but a bunch of hypocrites!  UGH!!

No, we don't believe.  We are Wiccan.  We believe in nature more than God (if there even IS a god ...).  I have no problems wiht it, and I have no problems with having parents who happen to be ... lesbian.

It's part of who I am, so there.  Case closed!

My two moms hope that President Obama gets re elected; he's done so much for not only gay rights, but also immigrant issues.  They are planning on voting for him in November; if I was old enough to vote, I'd vote for him as well.  I happen to like him.  Always have.

Well, I gotta run.  Mami just got home from work (she works at WalMart as a cashier) and Torrence has supper on; tonight it's eggplant parmigana (spelling??).  Sounds and smells heavenly!  Torrence works at a daycare center five days a week; she's off on the weekends.  

I will write in here again; until later, this is Epatha Del Rio saying blessed be!

~Epatha.