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my grandmother used to call me that. it means, in puerto rican vernacular, restless child (i was fussy and annoying and tested her patience). but the root of the word comes from medieval andalusian: he with the faculty to find what is hidden
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my grandpa used to call it this and has now forever cursed me into his plot.
Mar 26, 2024
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i’m lucky enough still have a grandmother in my mid 30s—which I think is an age where you’re settled enough to finally get to know your adult family members on a personal level. The generation gap definitely means I’m always on my toes when we hang out cos I can never predict what she’s gonna do, but she’s funny and wise, makes friends wherever she goes, doesn’t give af, is a mean cook, can do quiet company like no one else, and loves me to smithereens.
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Fun to say, can deliver different meanings based on how you say it, reminds me of my grandma
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