As mentioned in my previous post, my mother has always had to deal with having a daughter who is unable to sit still, literally and figuratively.

As far back as I could remember she would always tell me,

“No corras antes de caminar.”

(Don’t try running before you can walk.)

Throughout my life, it’s applied to multiple scenarios.

Me: Mom, me quiero rasurar las piernas

Mom: Victorita, no corras antes de caminar.

(Me: Mom, I want to shave my legs. Mom: Victoria, don’t run before you can walk.)

Me: Mom, ya no aguanto! Quiero salir corriendo!

Mom: Mija, ten paciencia. No corras antes de caminar.

(Me: Mom, I can’t take it anymore! I want to run out. Mom: My daughter, be patient. Don’t try running before you can walk.)

She then likes to go on and tell me how ironic it is that I’m always “running” when I was lazy and took forever to learn how to walk as a baby.

The moral is that everything comes in due time. We spend our lives rushing through every moment, every phase. Sometimes you just gotta sit back, drink a mimosa and enjoy the moment.

(Besides, shaving is so overrated.)

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.”