In her family, ‘woman’s place is at home’
Yolanda and Jesse Montez Sr. have four children, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
“When you come from a Hispanic family like ours, you get married and your place is at home. If your man goes out on you, oh well, sit and bear it.
“That’s what my mom said, too. The woman’s place is at home. Whenever the man comes home, his lunch is ready and he’s ready to go to work. It was and still is that way for certain families.
“Back in the day when I was living with my grandparents, my grandmother would cook and I would have to wait until my grandfather got home and he ate his dinner. Then after he got up from the table, the children could sit.”
“That’s still the way she is. She feeds me first and then the kids.”
“Well, that’s the way I was brought up. I don’t know what my daughters do, but that’s the way I do it. Sometimes the grandkids come around and they want to eat first. Uh, no, you wait. Although it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes I let it pass.”
— Yolanda and Jesse Montez Sr.
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