Mirror on the Wall Am I like my mother after all

To Lucy Bojorquez - my muse and historian, a long-time family friend. To Nancy Twining - my confidant, my muse. To my mother, Merced Yanez, who taught me to be strong, kind, forgiving, and true to myself; my muse throughout my book. Last, but not least, thank you ladies for sharing the stories of your relationships with your mothers.

My mother informed me at a very young age that I asked too many questions for a little girl and that I should be playing with my dolls or outside. l was rather ...