As anyone can imagine, raising two kids on your own is no easy feat. Now, imagine one of those kids being a high strung, energetic, siempre a millón (always going at a million) daughter like myself.

I’ve been blessed with a mother who knows how to deal with crazy, and in turn, has tried to teach me how to not allow the crazies of the world make me crazy(ier). Or, as she says,

“Donde hay un loco que no hayan dos.”

(Where there’s one crazy let there not be two.)

As simple as that phrase is, I can’t tell you how many times it’s helped me both personally and professionally. When people are under stress, they tend to act out.

So, whenever you find yourself in a situation where you feel everyone is acting crazy, just remember to keep the calm.

Lord knows my mother epitomizes it.

Victoria Moll-Ramirez is a broadcast journalist based in Atlanta, GA. She is originally from Miami, FL and had the great fortune of being raised by the sassiest, spunkiest, wisest, most hysterical Honduran woman in the world. Victoria’s mother, Bélgica, is 60-years-old, resides in Little Havana (Miami) and enjoys a good margarita accompanied by a heartrending ranchera. Victoria blogs about her mom’s funny and wise sayings on, “In My Mother’s Words.”