Dawson on the Run

Here's something cool about Mexicans. They don't pay a lot of attention to their children. Like yeah, they have lots of rules that prohibit friends of the opposite sex from going into bedrooms and even when you're 24 and live with mom you have to get permission to go out, but during actual interactions, i see a lot of ignoring going on. like yesterday, my 3-year-old mexican "niece" was screaming at my mexican "sister"- FANI. FANI. FANI. FANI. FAAAAANNNNIIIII. FANI.... across the 10 person table at a restaurant. No one even told her to shut up because that is how little attention anyone was paying to her. Today I saw a kid of about 4 ride his tricycle into some really deep, chunky mud ruts. He's like "Mama! Mama!" while he tries like mad to pedal out of the ruts and she's like "Quedate alli" all calm while she reads through a list of events posted on a park sign. Quedate alli means Stay there. HA! This is so refreshing because these kids won't grow up all spoiled and mamuco like our brats. Instead of expecting and demanding attention, they will be happily surprised and grateful when they receive it. There is a downside though. Well, I see it as one. With the asking of permission to go out at night, the no boys/girls in the bedrooms, and the lack of attention during the day, there are lot of young Mexicans in the park having sex with their clothes on. And that is really hard to not pay attention to!