Wiser With Age

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In My Mother’s Words: My (Grand)Mother’s advice on social circles

By Victoria Moll-Ramirez January 23, 2015 Advice

My mother always raised me to be very headstrong and independent (shocking, I know). She always made it a point to tell us to be ourselves and to surround ourselves…

In My Mother’s Words: Thoughts on excessive drinking

By Victoria Moll-Ramirez January 16, 2015 Advice

My mother enjoys the occasional margarita, or cheap beer, but has never been a heavy drinker. She, like most parents, doesn’t encourage us to drink to the point of losing…

In My Mother’s Words: On friendships

By Victoria Moll-Ramirez January 9, 2015 Advice

Friends. Where would any of us be without our friends? They’re our shoulders to cry on, our favorite ones to laugh with, and some of the people who love us…

In My Mother’s Words: On moving on…

By Victoria Moll-Ramirez January 2, 2015 Advice

I have a tendency of being a bit of a dweller. I think about things and analyze them time and time again. Frankly, it’s borderline torturous. Many times the person…

In My Mother’s Words: The importance of education

By Victoria Moll-Ramirez December 19, 2014 Advice

The one thing my mother truly laments about her life is not being able to get an education. Being a woman from a third world country made this incredibly difficult…