💐 {10/02/26} ✦ "The elephant in the room, among other obvious things" 😷 💙 🎢 | LOH N° 275 ✦ 🇪🇸 │ 🇺🇸

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✦ I swear I'm trying to write posts with less than 1,000 words, but I just get into a flow and here we are - Collage & Edition in FotoJet, photos by @Tesmoforia

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🇪🇸 ~ ¡Hola a todos!, ¿cómo va su día?, espero que tranquilo; para mi la semana va un poco diferente a como la imaginaba, me siento algo agotada, pero por fin he terminado mis deberes del día y puedo relajarme aquí 🥧 💕

🇺🇸 ~ Hello, everyone! How is your day going? I hope it's going well. For me, the week is turning out a little differently than I imagined. I feel a bit exhausted, but I've finally finished my tasks for the day and can relax here 🥧 💕

Esta es mi participación para el "Ladies of Hive Community Contest #275" cuyas preguntas para esta ocasión fueron creadas por 💗 @alessandrawhite 💗 (y si todavía no sabes qué es "LOH" este es el momento ideal para HACER "CLICK AQUÍ") 📌

This is my entry for the “Ladies of Hive Community Contest #275”, whose questions for this occasion were created by 💗 @alessandrawhite 💗 (and if you still don't know what “LOH” is, now is the perfect time to CLICK HERE) 📌

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✦ "When have you had to learn a new skill under intense pressure?" ✦

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The last skill I had to learn under pressure was one that you might consider to be part of everyday life for a woman, something that is believed to be innate in all of us but nothing could be further from the truth, and that is taking care of small children.

Some time ago, one of my older cousins began buying properties to expand, renovate, and start her own small real estate rental business (I think that was a very smart investment of her money and time, if you think long term), but that project coincided with the early stages of her motherhood, which meant she needed help with her children (one 3 years old and the other 7).

In order for her to supervise the work being done on her properties and give instructions to the workers, she had to be away for many hours, and I should clarify here that in our family we take great care of our children and do not feel comfortable leaving them alone or in the care of third parties, so we seek help from family members when we need caregivers or nannies.

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La última habilidad que tuve que aprender bajo presión creo que fue una que podrías considerar de lo más cotidiana para una mujer, algo que se cree es innato en todas nosotras pero nada mas alejado de la realidad, y eso es cuidar de niños pequeños.

Hace algún tiempo una de mis primas mayores comenzó a comprar propiedades para expandirlas, condicionarlas y comenzar un pequeño negocio propio de alquiler de bienes inmuebles (creo que esa fue una inversión muy inteligente de su dinero y tiempo, si piensas a largo plazo) pero ese proyecto coincidió con las primeras etapas de su maternidad, lo que significaba que necesitaba ayuda con sus niños (uno de 3 años y otro de 7 años).

Para ella poder supervisar el trabajo que se estaba haciendo en sus propiedades y dar instrucciones a los trabajadores tenía que ausentarse por muchas horas, y debo aclarar en este apartado que en nuestra familia cuidamos mucho a nuestros niños, no nos sentimos cómodos con dejarlos solos o al cuido de terceros, por eso buscamos ayuda entre familiares cuando se necesitan cuidadores-niñeras.

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The challenge for me was that some tasks that are normally simple or can be completed in a short time became difficult or impossible to complete (such as cooking, washing the floors, folding and putting away clothes, or simply going to the bathroom) because the two young children had a significant degree of autism, which my cousin did not want to acknowledge.

At this point, you will understand that dealing with a parent in denial is a very sensitive issue. As a family, you want to know what children need to be happy, comfortable, or calm, but this type of parent who wants to act as if everything is fine does not share the useful knowledge you need to understand and respond to the needs of a child with these characteristics.

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El reto para mi, es que algunas tareas que normalmente son simples o puedes terminar en un tiempo corto, se volvían trabajosas o imposibles de completar (como cocinar, lavar los pisos, doblar y guardar ropa, o simplemente ir al baño) porque los 2 niños pequeños tenían un grado de autismo importante, que mi prima no quería reconocer.

En esta parte entenderás que es un tema muy delicado lidiar con un padre en negación, tu como familia quieres saber qué necesitan los niños para estar contentos, a gusto o tranquilos, pero este tipo de padre que quiere actuar como si todo estuviera bien, no te comparte los conocimientos útiles que necesitas para poder comprender y responder a las necesidades de un niño con esas características.

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So, I had to search in record time (and with a lot of stress) for some information on the internet about how to handle a crisis, for example, because they were frequent. I learned that it is important not to show that you are upset, not to scold, to use a soft tone of voice, to validate the child's feelings by asking clear questions, and if possible, to hug them with a soft blanket that makes them feel safe, but never forcing physical contact.

I had to learn under pressure and in a very clumsy way how to correctly read my nephews' behavior in order to protect them from themselves and from many potential accidents. It was about three very tense weeks, but today I remember them with more relief, because now their parents have recognized both of their conditions and they are being treated by professionals. They also attend special schools, and the older one takes extra music lessons. Today he knows how to play the piano and the violin, which is truly impressive 👏 🎹 💙

! [SPANISH VERSION]
Así, tuve que buscar en tiempo récord (y con muchísimo stress) algo de información en internet sobre cómo manejar -por ejemplo, porque eran frecuentes- una crisis; aprendí que es importante no mostrarte alterado, no regañar, usar un tono de voz suave, validar los sentimientos del pequeño haciendo preguntas claras, y si es posible abrazarlo con un cobertor suave que lo haga sentir seguro, pero nunca forzando el contacto físico.

Tuve que aprender bajo presión y de manera muy torpe a cómo leer correctamente el comportamiento de mis sobrinos para poder cuidarlos de sí mismos y de muchos potenciales accidentes, fueron aproximadamente 3 semanas muy tensas pero que hoy recuerdo con mas alivio, porque hoy día sus padres ya reconocieron la condición de ambos y están siendo atendidos por profesionales, también están en colegios especiales y el mayor tiene clases extra de música, hoy sabe tocar el piano y el violín, y es francamente impresionante 👏 🎹 💙

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✦ "When have you completely misjudged someone upon first meeting them and later discovered that they were much better or much worse than you originally thought?" ✦

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This is my most personal curse! Since I was a child, I have always tended to overestimate people. For me, “everyone is good until proven otherwise.” I also don't like to judge people (it feels bitter and pretentious to me to remotely believe that I know the absolute truth about someone's life or personal history enough to pass judgment).

And that has led me to suffer many unpleasant episodes throughout my life. I have met people who, from the moment I met them, behaved or gave signs of being a red flag in every sense, and even so, I wanted to think that maybe they were just having a bad day, or a bad moment, and that was why they had unpleasant attitudes, behavior, or ways of expressing themselves.

Experience has shown me that you shouldn't look for the fifth leg on the table when you see danger signs. Simply put, if something is bad, you can be sure that it's much worse. Things like being told a “little lie,” an unpleasant comment, signs of hypocrisy, manipulative intentions, or shady interests—if you see something like that, just run away, because everything will only get worse.

Many times I placed my trust or faith in someone who seemed bad, but I hoped it was just a misunderstanding. However, they turned out to be much worse than you could imagine: Scammers, narcissists, I even met thieves!

It's simply absurd, but I'm grateful that today I'm much more careful, less naive, I want to believe, although I still have faith in people. Now I rely on my family circle and investigate people closely before giving space to friendships or work relationships. It's better this way. Never feel guilty for taking care of yourself and your loved ones.

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¡Esta es mi mas personal maldición!, desde niña siempre tiendo a sobre estimar a la gente, para mi, "todos son buenos hasta demostrar lo contrario", tampoco me gusta juzgar a las personas (me sabe amargo y petulante creer remotamente que conozco la verdad absoluta sobre la vida o historia personal de alguien como para emitir juicio).

Y justo eso me ha llevado a sufrir muchas episodios desagradables a lo largo de mi vida. He conocido gente que desde el primer momento de conocerles se han comportado o dado señales de ser una bandera roja con pies en todo sentido, y aún así, yo quise pensar que quizá solo estaban pasando un mal día, o un mal momento, y que por eso tenían actitudes, comportamiento, o formas de expresarse no agradables.


La experiencia me da demostrado que no hay que buscarle la quinta pata a la mesa cuando vez señales de peligro, simplemente si algo es malo, ten la seguridad de que es mucho peor. Cosas como que te digan "una mentira pequeña", un comentario desagradable, señales de hipocresía, intensiones de manipulación o interés turbio, simplemente si vez algo así huye, porque todo se pondrá cada vez peor.

Muchas veces di votos de confianza o de fé en alguien que parecía malo pero tenía la esperanza de que solo fuera un malentendido, pero resultaron mucho peor de lo que te podrías imaginar: Estafadores, narcisos, ¡incluso conocí ladrones!.


Es simplemente absurdo, pero agradezco que hoy soy mucho mas cuidadosa, menos ingenua quiero creer, aunque aún tengo fé en las personas, ahora me apoyo en mi circulo familiar e investigo con lupa a las personas antes de dar espacio a amistades o relaciones laborales. Es mejor así, nunca te sientas culpable por cuidarte a ti y a los tuyos.



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