I hadn’t noticed that you already hashed out that discussion. I have always been instructed to call my parents’ cousins, Tia/Tio or aunt/uncle. I remember when I was little being confused, so I called one of my father’s cousins, Tia-Prima Elena.

Adriana,
Yup, he’s actually my second cousin’s baby. I know there’s a difference between the way Latinos refer to cousins’ children and the way white people do. I’m gonna stick with the Latino way of doing things. We had a whole discussion on that question in a previous question of the week.

Is this your cousin’s baby? I ask because I have noticed that we Latinos call our cousin’s kids “neices” and “nephews,” but aren’t they really second cousins?

Tremaine,
Yeah, I had to make Houston a stop on my trip simply to meet the little guy. My cousins are great too.

Chimatli,
Nope. I’ve never looked into it. Any suggestions on where to look for that kinda stuff?

Jeff,
Yeah. I think it’s weird when people tell me I look like my mom a lot ’cause I don’t really see it. I also don’t think my sister and I look a lot a like, but others say that. I think others’ perceptions are interesting.