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I was born and raised in Tijuana Mexico, and came to the United States in 1991 at the age of 13 years old.

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We met in 1995; love at first sight

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We married for the second time on 2/29/2020 after being divorced for four years. 

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Now that our children are adults, it's just us two going out and preparing for what Middle age will bring. 

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we were married for 17 years, took a 3-year break, that ended in Divorce back in 2016, and remarried on 2/29/2020.

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Heaven my world the strongest little girl having open heart surgery at 7 months old. My Only grandbaby as of this year. 

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Meewmaw of the strongest little toddler. Heaven my grandaugther.

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I am the mother of 3 young ladies Stacey, Stephanie, and Sidney, and a handsome son Freddy, Two of my daughters are Married, my granddaughter Heaven, my husband Freddy Sr., and Lina my daughter's Mother in law, my son's high school graduation on May 30th.

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All four children Graduated High School: my daughters from Long Beach Poly and my son from Riverside Poly.

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being honest, loyal, having integrity, and being able to show others respect, are very important to me, as I try to show others by my actions and I have been able to see my children grow with the same responsibility and accountability for their actions.

this article is an example of what I have been showing others that Si Se Puede sailor adelante. there are many obstacles in life but being respectful, and honest everything is Possible.

Hanna, A.-M. V., & Ortega, D. M. (2016). Salir adelante (perseverance): Lessons from the Mexican immigrant experience. Journal of Social Work : JSW, 16(1), 47–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017314560301

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We go as a family to church, to a Denominational Christian Church, every week then afterward to get a snack or dinner depending on the service time we attend Saturday night or Sunday Mornings

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We been residents of Riverside County for about 3 years, after living at Long Beach Ca for most of my life.

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A quote that I recently heard is from Donald Clifton. 

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A quote that I recently heard is from Donald Clifton. 

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My top five talents are Relator, Belief, Ideation, Communication and Individualization.

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I enjoy cooking, baking, and making crafts.

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Making crafts is my self-care. It is where I can get many ideas and projects for others. Many had told me to create my Etsy account, but why should I charge for that gift if God gave me that gift?

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I was blessed to work there for four years in this amazing program for low-income families, and I learned so much about early childhood.

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New Gen7 2-Story Modular Campus Opens at Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach

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Currently working as a Social Service assistant with Adult Protective Services with the County of Riverside.

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For most of my life, I was the youngest of 12 from my mom's side, and in the summer of 2020, I took an Ancestry test and found out who my father was he also had children he had 9, which makes me the youngest of all of them. being 3 days apart from my brother on my father's side. in the middle picture is my dad, and my mom. Only child but with 13 half sisters and 7 half brothers.

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I attended Paramount High School I was a member of the MECHA club, Ballet Folklorico, and ColorGuard, and graduated in 1996 with a 3.48 GPA overall, but not being a legal resident I was not able to continue my education in college.

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Never giving up, proving to my family that anything is possible, and working hard all summer to purchase my uniform are some of my significant accomplishments.

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I was able to go back to school after my youngest child was in Preschool, on 2020 I obtain my Associate Degree on Early Childhood Education, As you can see me wearing my Mexican sandals and the eagle representing my heritage asI'm the first generation go College graduate from all my siblings, As I gesture my children and my hubby on the stands all this work was for them My goal is to be able to obtain my BAHD before I turn 50. YES I have 3 years. I will like to become a Social Worker Practitioner III with APS.

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My favorite team is The Patriots; I visited their stadium in June 2020.

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With God's Grace and determination, I'm looking forward to celebrating my big accomplishment of obtaining my degree in Human Development.