Friday, November 8, 2024 My Dearest Son, As I sit down to write this letter, my heart feels heavy. While you embrace the joy of childhood, dreaming of fun, school, and adventures, your mother is struggling to find the strength to express the sorrow that weighs on me. I am sad, devastated, and, filled with… Continue reading Dear Son: A Mother’s Letter to Her Younger Self
Author: Anabel Ramos
Anabel "Bella" Ramos is a devoted mother to her four-year-old son and a professional photographer. Her passions include entrepreneurship, nonprofit work, and many other creative avenues. Bella is a student majoring in Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies and aspires to become a mental health therapist, where she intends to holistically aid in the collective healing of marginalized communities while empowering non traditional student mothers who want to return to school just like she did. She is dedicated to documenting her experiences as a feminist mother and has written hundreds of heartfelt letters to her son about the importance of breaking generational cycles and dismantling the systems that intersectionally oppress communities of color, hoping he will find wisdom and strength in her words one day.
