Latina Lista: For All the Daughters Who are Their Father’s Sons

“In honor of Father’s Day, I’m sharing the following essay with Latina Lista readers. It was written several years ago after my father died and published in local newspapers. I soon discovered that there were mas hijas (more daughters) like me.

A lot has been written about the father-son bond. Documentaries have been produced, books have been written, academic papers have been published, and talk shows even have devoted full hours to discussing the topic.

Yet hardly anyone discusses the father-daughter relationship - at least in a positive light. The only time you hear about the father-daughter bond, it seems, is when it has been violated.”

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