Erika L. Sánchez Quote

It’s not proper, Julia. Why can’t you understand that? I’m not going to buy it. So you will only buy me a dress that you like even if I hate it? I should’ve known shopping with Amá would be a mistake. Yes, that’s right. I can’t believe this. Why do you always do this? Why can’t I wear what I want? It’s not like I’m wearing a pair of Daisy Dukes and a see-through tube top. Remember, you’re not the boss here. Why are you always making everything so difficult? Why aren’t you ever happy? I try to do something nice, and this is how you act? Dios mío, who would have guessed I would have such an ungrateful daughter? Amá is highly skilled in the art of guilt trips. She could win a gold medal.

Erika L. Sánchez

It’s not proper, Julia. Why can’t you understand that? I’m not going to buy it. So you will only buy me a dress that you like even if I hate it? I should’ve known shopping with Amá would be a mistake. Yes, that’s right. I can’t believe this. Why do you always do this? Why can’t I wear what I want? It’s not like I’m wearing a pair of Daisy Dukes and a see-through tube top. Remember, you’re not the boss here. Why are you always making everything so difficult? Why aren’t you ever happy? I try to do something nice, and this is how you act? Dios mío, who would have guessed I would have such an ungrateful daughter? Amá is highly skilled in the art of guilt trips. She could win a gold medal.

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About Erika L. Sánchez

Erika L. Sánchez (born c. 1984) is an American poet and writer. She is the author of poetry collection Lessons on Expulsion, a young adult novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir. She was a professor at DePaul University.