Yesterday Twitter blew up with people sharing their stories about being raised in a Hispanic household. Many of the tweets sounded very familiar to me. Others made me laugh. If you ever wondered what it’s like growing up Hispanic, these tweets will give you a nice glimpse!

10 Funny Tweets About Growing Up Hispanic

1. Vaporub can fix anything

Every single package that my wonderful madre ships to me contains a generous amount of Vicks Vaporub. “Por si acaso necesites mija” (just in case you need it, mija).

https://twitter.com/heyifeellike/status/748360944091283456

2. Being resourceful

Maybe it was a good thing that we couldn’t find the butter?

never knowing what container the butter was actually in #GrowingUpHispanic pic.twitter.com/CNh1p9UACI

— antonio from tw*tter (@antoniodelotero) June 30, 2016

3. Having caldo or sopa at lunch time when it was hot outside

I come from the coastal area of Ecuador where temperatures are high all year round but we always had sopita every.single.day as part of the lunch menu. Good thing they were delicious so it was easy to stop complaining!

Having caldo when it's 95° outside…#GrowingUpHispanic pic.twitter.com/kYg2c7pfR6

— Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) June 30, 2016

4. Delicious food

You bet! Our cuisine is one of best things about growing up Hispanic!

best part about #GrowingUpHispanic pic.twitter.com/PYtsaQOX3W

— junior (@Jon_jGonzalez) June 29, 2016

We like to make our food in large quantities…

How many tamales should I make? Let's see, there's 4 of us…
I'll make 5,000#GrowingUpHispanic

— Stephanie Ortez (@StephyOrtez) June 30, 2016

…. in case someone is a little hungry!

#GrowingUpHispanic
Grandma: You hungry ?
Me: yeah but I only want a little bit
Grandma: pic.twitter.com/vQpvqgHINp

— Sianni J. Cabello (@SianniJessica) May 18, 2016

5. Babies wear gold bracelets

One time I asked a new mom why making her newborn baby wear a gold bracelet, and she said: “Because it’s a reminder that her life is more precious than gold.” So there you go!