"According to My Mexican Upbringing" is a poem written by Alejandra Máquez. It is about Mexican culture and how girls are discriminated. The authors implies that girls in Mexican culture serve only to cook, take care of the household, and look good. This poem was written beautifully and almost brought me to tears.
    I loved this poem because it was written so well and depicted the author's emotions very well. The poem includes lines such as "Little girls receive a kitchen play set for their fifth birthday wether they are interested or not" and "Mothers don't eat desserts...Because their husbands round beliefs don't make room for them anymore
Because they have never been entitled to a full stomach." The vocabulary is very broad in the poem and includes detailed descriptions. This poem made me see Mexican culture in a different way and was very well written.