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[@AllThingsAdrienne]

Have you ever taken a family history test?

[@stevensaphirasiblings9145]

Yes with Ancestry & waiting for the results. ....Thank you for sharing. 🙂

[@karenmae2458]

I'm going to after this with my younger sister mom and I, can't believe how much love and adversity and strength you all have and share, yall are amazing, ty for this xoxxx

[@oloratogaetsiwe8393]

No..haven't thought about that

[@cmack92]

No but so cool lol. BTW you and your sister almost look like twins lol

[@Nique1986]

I have not but I have been wanting to !!!!!

[@milagrosmarie]

Literally idk why but just lookin at Adrienne dad , I started crying, ugh he’s just so cute

[@emelguera9915]

Lol same!!! 😭😭

[@milagrosmarie]

@@emelguera9915 loll okay I’m not crazy, I was literally bawling lolll

[@candicane1]

Omg! Yes!!

[@cocodiva893]

Omg Freddy Bailon is so cute!!

[@sophiachung7554]

He is the Papi u picture running ip to and throwing ur arms around for the biggest hug!!

[@roxsyroizochoa1582]

We need an All Things “Papi Lindo” edition, as an Ecuadorian myself I would love to hear about your dads life living in Ecuador 🇪🇨

[@evethmorris4579]

The same thing in Jamaica they tell their friend r passer by to register the child at the post office lol they Put their own date

[@selinaisenia]

Yes please!

[@lizgomezjacobson6709]

Yes! I agree. Would love to learn more about papi lindo.

[@alessa1609]

Yes 🙌🏻

[@emejota7850]

🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨

[@shantaralynette2034]

Claudette should have her own KZbin channel she’s entertaining.

[@129QUINNXZ]

I SOOOO AGREE WITH U

[@ivhanrosaroso]

She was about to have her own. It was actually supposed to be out back in October last year.

[@kiaradelarosa6968]

She is hilarious! Lol 😂

[@wonderwonderful5351]

Adrianne is cute. Claudette is a cute young lady too! We don't see much of her. But most of all their souls are more beautiful. Kudos to your parents they did a wonderful job raising you girls.

[@ScreenQueen813]

Adrienne said (after they did Claud's b-day party) her sister was going to do one, which would include home improvement/design and a house tour of her new gorgeous NY home! Really looking forward to it!

[@rubenrisse]

Claudette is so beautiful, I knew she can sing, but didn’t realize she also has a very pleasant speaking voice.

[@HelenKerins]

Yo papi lindo back there cleaning his glasses while they're having a moment!!! Papi Lindo for president!!!!! Love him!!!

[@wc0316]

Lmaooo thought the same thing

[@erikaorozco1553]

Claudette impersonating your mom is HILARIOUS 😂 “honey that’s what they told me”

[@marlenemartinez7604]

We go through so much as children of immagrants. I remember shopping for my quinceañera dress at a nice mall in my town. My dad saved money to get me the dress ofmy dreams. We went into a boutique and right away the sales associate kicked us out. I barely step foot in the shop and she yells out loud, "We don't serve your kind. Ross is on the other side of town." I felt so bad for my dad, I lied and told him they were closing early. I was too devastated to tell him the truth. My father worked so hard to get me everything I needed and extra hard to get me things just to make me happy. I love you papi and I will never let your sacrifices go to waste. ❤ Adrienne, your Papi Lindo reminds me of my papi. Super funny and sweet. 😊

[@molinamarked777]

😭😭😭

[@CasanovasAsh]

Adrienne, I found my mom’s father using Ancestry during quarantine knowing only his first name. Turns out he lives in the same city as her! My mom is almost 50 and I’ve never seen her happier. She had so many unanswered questions through the years and now she has closure and a bigger family!

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

Wow, that's crazy! Glad you and your mom were able to find some answers 💕

[@gaila.9852]

Same city!? That is wild!

[@CasanovasAsh]

@@gaila.9852 yes! And the crazier part was that he lived in MANY places before that. It’s great because now she can spend time with him whenever she wants! ☺️

[@CasanovasAsh]

@@AllThingsAdrienne upon further investigation, I also found several Aliceas in our list of relatives! Maybe we are primas! Lol

[@maya19975]

“Anyone with a immigrant parent knows they got 2-3 birthdays” 🤣 this is hilarious because they changed my dads birthday to January 1 when he came to the U.S. since there was so much confusion about the exact day😂😂😂

[@dani23dani85]

Omg dame with my brother!!! I remember my dad failed his first citizenship exam, not sure if that’s what it’s called bc he didn’t know my brothers DOB, but it was due to him being born in Ecuador and having 2 DOB lol

[@m.m9136]

Yup, my mom got 2 lol

[@Aliasss]

YES!!!! Wow, SAME for my dad .. SAME story, SAME date, and everything 😂

[@rachelderenoncourt3881]

@@dani23dani85 that’s funny because I am married to a child of immigrants and his father’s birthday is “ Jan 1” haha!! All the children of immigrants are like, “ my parents came to this country the right way” I say pull back the curtains and you will be surprised.

[@farhanabegum7516]

Yep all my dad's Siblings have the same Jan 1st birthday as it was the easiest to remember 😂

[@kezzyangelic]

I’m from a Caribbean family, my mom is Jamaican and speaks perfect English but she immigrated to a French province but she doesn’t speak any French and I remember at a parent teacher conference, this one teacher would be so annoyed that my mom didn’t speak French and that me translating for her was time consuming and she would say things like speaking French should be a minimum requirement to immigrate here and my mom tries to stay strong and she almost never cries if front of people but I remember how sad she looked especially since she knew how hard it was for me to pick up the French language because I raised in a only English environment till I was 13 and I think she blamed herself when she saw me struggle in school. However, I’m grateful because now I speak two languages.

[@jmeiahb2608]

That teacher tried it !

[@mida7777]

Your story is beautiful! god bless you and your family

[@TeaTimewithLadyLetts]

I love this story, I'm a Jamaican

[@adriannagreen2703]

Please, that teacher... I was too protective of my mom when I was younger. I would have told her my mom said to kiss her ass

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

It's really heartbreaking to see and hear things like this especially because they're trying hard enough as it is. 💔

[@tkan1909]

Claudette: “Papi what does that mean?” Papa F: “It means they’re dead” I fell off laughing, I love the bluntness. Sounds like my parents 😂😩😂😩

[@mayalicious203]

More Claudette please ! I can’t wait for her to start a channel , you guys together are my favorite!

[@thesinglemomsummit2618]

Girl! I used it and found out that I have Nigerian ancestry. I used to joke around and say I was Nigerian and had Nigerian hair! But man when I found out I was ACTUALLY of Nigerian heritage. I went out and learned everything I could learn. still learning

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

It's so amazing to be able to find this stuff out!

[@gins_on_skates]

Yasss Queen 👑

[@highlyfavoredMG]

I am curious who did you think you were before finding out?

[@karenjacome7117]

I'm Ecuadorian and this video makes me so happy, I would love to learn more about you papi. It's so important that you talk about inmigration and growing up in this country with immigrant parents! ❤️

[@melissaduran5734]

Great video but would’ve liked to hear more about your dad’s side as well. Seemed like it was all about your mom while your dad stood by.

[@melissalopez6998]

I'd be interested in hearing from Lana about her experiences and cultural differences between both sides of her family as well.

[@nisajb6707]

When she said her grandma didn’t know her grandfather was married and had a family, I felt that. Haitians do the same.

[@highlyfavoredMG]

Some Haitian men will have a whole family (I am talking othet kids too) outside of their marriage for years and no one will know.smh

[@noname-hc7zr]

Yea right, GENERATIONAL curse as the rumor is Adrienne was dating her now husband while he was knowingly married!!! The apples dont fall far from the tree!

[@TainaNixon]

@@noname-hc7zr that rumor has been proven wrong. And that was an incredibly catty and unkind thing to comment on a video as positive and uplifting as this one.

[@katleen1022]

Yes that happened in my family. My grandfather married another lady and had 3 kids with her when he moved to the US. He left my grandmother with 3 kids while she was pregnant with my uncle. She didn’t know he was re married.

[@deemarcelin255]

I’m 21 my family are Haitians and one of my aunties from Gonaive call me and my other siblings to let us know that we have another Sister 😤. She was born in the Bahamas she’s 16 and our dad knew and never said anything to us! We don’t know how many siblings we have out there smh the nerve on these man!

[@madelyneguaman7617]

I never realized HOW MUCH Claudette looks like you’re mom... wow when they’re both looking to the side when listening to someone else talk.. igualitas!! 🤣😍

[@shirleysmith7512]

I don’t know how old your parents are but I am a 63 year old Black woman from TN. When schools were integrated here I was in 5th grade. Your Mother’s school story definitely resonates with me. The teacher separated the whites from the blacks. And if you raised your hand to asked a question, the teacher took her ruler and smack the black students hand, thereby discouraging us from asking questions. I never told my parents until I graduated from high school. I knew if I told my Daddy he would go to the school and I was afraid of him getting arrested or worst. Your Mother’s story brought tears to my eyes. To this day I try not to think about school starting in the 5th grade.

[@asdfghjkl-oo7lv]

Thank you for sharing that experience. You did the best thing by protecting your father.

[@molinamarked777]

Thank you for sharing.

[@KristaBowmanRuth]

When you and Claudette were imitating your Mama Nilda I was cracking up😂 My sister and I imitate my mom all the time. It's hilarious!

[@mariadeleon7275]

Your mom almost made me cry. Your parents are such beautiful people. Your a lucky girl. God continue to Bless your beautiful Family

[@milagallardo5068]

I love that your parents talk to you and your sister in Spanish, you keep the language ! So many people stop talking to their original language for fear of discrimination. Mi esposo es nacido en Puerto Rico vino a upstate NewYork de pequeño . Yo soy de Peru inmigre hace 20 años , siempre hablamos español a nuestros hijos. 🤗🙂❤️

[@katherinecotton1293]

Adriennes face when her mom was explaining the school story 😂 she’s deff not playing Mommas protector !!

[@jaemoyo1867]

First of all, your dad is so adorable, I can't take it! I am a first generation child of Zimbabwean immigrant parents. In fact, I am the only American born member of my family on both sides, and I can't even begin to describe the pride I have in my parents for being the only ones in each of their families to immigrate to the U.S. I am every bit of who I am because of them.

[@dejahblue96]

Your dad when he was cleaning his glasses hahaha. You look just like him! Claudette looks just like your mom! Perfect combo!

[@marsha008100]

It’s Papi Lindo in the back for me lol... Papi Lindo just be chillin’ man... no cares or worries😂..#GetYouAPapiLindoInLife

[@sabreen45]

Claudette’s impersonations are hilarious 🤣

[@glamedsoul1573]

What about your dad´s side? As an Ecuadorian I really wanted to see that :/

[@zendamartin7931]

You and Claudette have the best relationship. Y’all are so in-sync. Your dad is the cutest. I love your mom. I love your family ❤️❤️❤️

[@mysticrosehealings]

Ugh your mother’s heartbreaking story about her experience in school reminds me of of my mom and aunts who are around the same age as yours. They are Mexican/Peruvian and grew up in San Diego and went to a “colored” school. They all were so traumatized by how people treated them for being Latina that they all married blonde haired blue eyed men because they didn’t want their children to grow up the way they did. 😢

[@imanidunston9467]

hey adrienne I was hoping that for the next all things Adrienne video if you and claudette make a video on raising biracial children as someone who is exposed to both cultures and who is now expecting to have a triracial child I think the video could be really helpful thank you

[@jessicamorales616]

THIS!!! ❤

[@theartistmind7028]

True

[@cassandra_tatianaxo3446]

The way you guys make fun of your mom is the cutest and funniest thing... I know it’s all love... but two sisters doing that is hilarious 😂

[@queensilvia7708]

So cute how she talks to her dad 🥰😊

[@Jailene106]

“Que esta muerta la segunda (the second one is dead)” your Dad is too funny 🤣🤣

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

Papi Lindo keeps it real 😂

[@A_r_i_._G_]

😂💕

[@jen6214]

@@AllThingsAdrienne 😂😂😂 he’s hilarious without even trying

[@radsworld613]

I’m so happy she’s making more videos with her family. I love hearing her speak Spanish ! It really makes me miss my family back home especially during Covid and not being able to travel and see them.

[@dolores4126]

Hi Adrienne, I remember when I was in elementary school my teachers would get mad or hit you with a ruler if you spoke in Spanish. I'm 44 now . So not too too too long ago. Love your channel 💕

[@anayahclare3876]

Aww Claudette & Adrienne are so pretty. They didnt look like two different races in that picture @10:38 to me though, they actually look a lot like there.

[@Beee-wl4bu]

This story really touched my heart. I am a child of Armenian immigrants in Australia it’s such an interesting combination of culture! All immigrants have amazing history which we will treasure forever!

[@lanit3367]

Oh my goodness I never realized how much you sisters look so much alike! Beautiful family 💛 lots of love from the Caribbean!

[@sonyacarrion8431]

I Love All Things Adrienne! And this episode was everything, totally represented the Latino experience in every sense, I'm half Nicaraguan half Ecuadorian (and the hubby is Puerto Rican) and I could relate to every single part of this footage. ❤

[@govmia]

Wow, I'm a cuban-american and your story touched my heart. Your family is beautiful and you sisters are amazing and make us immigrants very proud.

[@deniseleanne3100]

I literally paused my TV to watch All Things Adrienne. I don't think I've missed an episode since the very first episode ❤️❤️

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

Besos Xx

[@jenniferwhitley4203]

I'm adopted and found my family through Ancestry

[@ACJJ2013]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! Proud to be a daughter of Liberian Refugees who immigrated to Chicago, Illinois for a better life for their family and where I was born. Thank you so much for bringing so much light and joy to immigrant families!

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

Immigrants have such rich history!

[@ACJJ2013]

@@AllThingsAdrienne so rich, and such powerful stories. I’m so proud of my family. All that I have it because of them! ❤️

[@thiagobailon]

I love this!!! The picture of both of your grandmas juntas, omg 🥺😩

[@Erika11259]

Born in Aibonito!!!! Raised in JC 🥰 still go back all the time. All my family are still there. Wepaaa 🇵🇷

[@___iamjoanna]

I clicked here so fast. Love you & your family Adrienne. Vibes of warmth from y'all ❤

[@lilygutierrez9973]

Aww 🥰 your papi looks at you with so much love & pride 😊.

[@emelguera9915]

I love this episode!! 😭😭 family history is so amazing and emotional to learn about. Our roots are so important 😭 my grandmother’s family immigrated from Sicily and over the generations, our language has been lost because their parents wouldn’t allow them to speak Italian so they wouldn’t be bullied in school. They had to assimilate. Luckily we still have a lot of recipes and traditions, but i remember being so sad from a young age that we didn’t know our language. Anyways, I love this!! So beautiful!!

[@Salma-yo6ns]

I’m first generation and have knew my language as a kid. I find I’m losing it the older I get. I’ve actively prioritized relearning it as a way to honor my ancestors. Maybe learning Italian can be a way to give your younger self what you never had and a way to honor those before you. I promise you it is incredibly fulfilling! Much love 🧡

[@rosemaryhernandez7949]

This family is so cute, I just love how you and your sister love and respect your parents so much. I just received my kit from ancestry, can’t wait to see what our family history is. 😘🌻

[@vfranco221]

I just did this on ancestry with my family and found out some family stories and scandals that were not passed on. All beautiful history that we are so grateful for. Many tears, love, and a trip to Puerto Rico planned because of it. ❤️🇵🇷

[@princessjasmineym]

I love this so much. As a fellow Latina, family is everything. Thank you for representing and highlighting that. It’s also good to know that your mom is doing better (after that frightful situation!). Keep up the great videos! Also, I have to ask... where are your hoop earrings from?

[@colliscarter273]

This awesome. I was crying and so emotional about your family history.

[@Avalovekayla]

Wow Mama Nilda childhood story about her teacher is so sad but yet not shocking

[@neishacolon]

Correct I wish she remembered her name at lease to put her on blast but if that teacher knew better she would have done better 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sosysarah6067]

I actually didn't realize how much Claudette and your mom looked alike! They even have the same expressions it's amazing!! Bless your entire family🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@stevensaphirasiblings9145]

I did my DNA with 23 and Me, now I’m doing it with Ancestry and can’t wait to see what results come back. Thank you for sharing @Adrienne 🤗

[@biancanunez]

Omg seeing them side by side and they both have makeup on they look so much alike wow 😍❤️

[@mindlessmii]

Adrienne, I loved this episode and learning about your family. All God's blessing to you and yours 💕

[@Viajeramzm4]

I love that you talk in spanish for your Puerto Rican heritage kinda thing im Mexican born and raise and still living in Mexico City so I love when I see both languages in a video!

[@corylynn918]

This was my best episode. I love your family bond. I took Spanish all through middle school and high school. I wish I would have been more serious about it😘

[@glorialopez-thompson8412]

OMG ADRIENNE!! I am so glad you did this,it makes me want to find out more of my family history.

[@madisonbaker7056]

I’ve never been so early! love these videos ❤️

[@Verito215]

🤣🤣 “Yo, them glasses work” I love it!!! Thanks for sharing your family with us ❤️

[@nondumisoshezi6140]

Just love you guys...can't wait to watch ❤️ 📍Durban, South Africa

[@cassandra_tatianaxo3446]

Having immigrate parents have to be one for the best feelings.... I get to celebrate and be proud of two different cultures... Brasil 🇧🇷 and Ecuador 🇪🇨 LATINA foreverrr❤️

[@AllThingsAdrienne]

YES!

[@cassandra_tatianaxo3446]

@@AllThingsAdrienne Sending love from Toronto ❤️

[@andreastanford2407]

Thank u both for sharing y'alls beautiful familial ancestry journey with us. I love how strong y'alls bond & love for each other is. As well as the way you all set the example of the importance of cherishing your family. God Bless u all!❤

[@CallMeTink]

YOUR MOTHER IS A BEAUTIFUL SOUL🎉⭐💛 I LOVE HER ENERGY... AND I REALLY ENJOYED LEARNING YOUR FAMILY'S ANCESTRY

[@heavenlymorton-pena6383]

When I was 7 years old, I watched my dad who was not a legal citizen unfortunately, be taken away in cop cars. He was deported and I haven’t seen him face to face since then. He was a immigrant from Mexico who came to America when the border was just a line in the sand. A young man with a 6th grade education who’d been beaten starved and drugged came and started a family here in American had 4 beautiful children. I went to work with him often so I know he was a hard worker and my mom despite her personal feelings can’t be in denial about that. I’m now 23 and would do anything to travel to Chihuahua, Mexico 🇲🇽 to see my dad. He’s been very hesitant about me going which is why I never did. He thinks it’s too dangerous for an American who speaks no Spanish, but I’d do anything. “To dance with my father again”.

[@rafft.2857]

I am so sorry - I hope you will be reunited with your father🙏🏻😞❤️

[@muferihatabduljelil3518]

Great story Adrienne!!! I’m an immigrant myself; migrated @13 and can relate to your story on so many levels...thank you!

[@johanapulido3821]

Ur video hit home. my daughter jus got her results and we've been working on her tree and it's soooo amazing!!! Amazing!!! To be able to go back 500 yrs in our case is mind-blowing. To see pics, to know names!! Time jus flies when were working on it. Blessings

[@keishaariel5151]

These ladies' cheekbones are everything!

[@tammysamuels4721]

This video is hilarious 😂 the way they knew they knew their parents reactions perfectly 😂❤️

[@gaila.9852]

The photo of your two grandmothers made my heart melt.

[@yesiperez5548]

“Frederica!!” 😂😂😂 Too funny!!

[@navneetmadhray8974]

Papi Lindo warms my heart! I have very similar family situations - I’m British and my family are immigrants from India. My Dad and all his siblings have 2 birthdays! There are also some who have more than one name from the documents that got them to the U.K.

[@tifanymack4587]

Something happened to me a few weeks ago and out of nowhere my eyes sweat every time something emotional happens! I love this! I can’t wait to get more info on my family! And I’m going to need the name of Papi Lindo’s optometrist because he saw everything on that computer screen! ❤️

[@lucygg4040]

It was soooo nice even just sharing that little intimate moment with you guys... so beautiful discovering one’s roots 🥰

[@oloratogaetsiwe8393]

Where i am from in Africa, we know almost eveyone in our family. At some point you dont know how exactly you are related to someone cause its so long. Its like this : my moms', uncle's, daugter's, husbands' cousin's, son😊 like literally. Thanks to weddings, where a whole speech is allocated to introducing all family members. And btw weddings here usually dont have invitation cards. Everybody comes. 😂

[@siphokazigcaba539]

So true!!!😂

[@Samibuddaflyy]

LMAOOOOOOO 🎯🎯

[@evehonok7621]

Yass 🤣😂😂😂

[@bupekabamba6017]

My grandmother would arrive home on her visit an hour later than she should have because she found a relative at the market almost all the time. And I'm like mama are you (we) related to everyone? I'd vowed not to date anyone from my tribe because we could be closely related

[@tweetyqt05]

This makes me so happy I am literally compiling the same info about my family because my dad and his siblings have no pics of their childhood...it’s inspiring me to keep digging 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@desireepatterson9550]

I love this to see where you come from. I'm Latina but I don't know Spanish the world was a different back when my grandma went to school they were not allowed to speak Spanish my mom only understood Spanish so I was the generation who does not know Spanish. yes we need to be proud of who we are our parents, grandparents worked hard to give us a better life. thank you Adrienn you are such an amazing young lady! You are truly blessed!

[@joannedenney5608]

Your family is adorable Adrienne 💕 I've watched you since your cheetah girl days as a wee girl tuning in every night to Disney. Beautiful photos and family history, x

[@Jusleen0403]

I just love strong Puerto Rican families. Thank you so much for sharing this. I want to do something like this with my family. 🥰🇵🇷.

[@ja-el5]

This was really lovely....thank you for sharing, its really good to know your family history 😊

[@lovev9904]

18:02 ...Thank you very much, well put. Tears 😭

[@arlette.rosario]

I love the episodes with your parents!! Reminds me of my familia :)

[@emilycirilo2162]

I love this video and can’t wait to see more family videos in the future!❤️

[@thomasduckett1234]

That was AWESOME and so so cool.. Thank you for sharing your beautiful familia with us..

[@charcannon9827]

I actually found family on Ancestry a few years ago. We are super close now. Life-changing for me and my mama.

[@jahnieceali4005]

I would absolutely love a video dedicated to Papi Lindo y su herencia y historia. Pq me siento k he's so sweet OMGGG and I feel so bad that he just sits so happily and silent, it'd be great to see a part 2 acknowledging and going deeper into Papi Lindo's side.

[@diedrakianacuffy2452]

Papi Lindo is too funny😂... I love this blended family, the relationship dynamics 🤩

[@ruthycalle1451]

We want to know more about “Papi Lindo” side!!! Btw I Loved Loved Loved this episode.

[@MaitiaMoments2012]

Adrienne: Watching this video brought me to tears mainly because so much of it, I can relate too. I am 53 and first generation born in America as a Basque. You may or may not know what Basque is. It's the area of the Pyrenees Mountains on the border of France and Spain. My mother came to this country when she was 2 and my father came here when he was 19. When your mother spoke of her mother and how she didn't know he was married, well the same thing happened to my grandmother (or "amatchi" in Basque). The day my mother was born (in their family home by a midwife) there was a funeral procession going down the street in front of the little Basque village of "Aldede" for a little 2 year old girl who had passed. Well it happened to be the daughter of my mother's biological father. So my grandmother found out the exact same day that her "boyfriend" had fathered many children in the mid 40's. My grandmother was already ashamed as it was to have become pregnant out of wedlock, yet through all the criticism she was under (even from some of her siblings) for making a mistake, she told that man that the "other woman" needed him more due to the extreme loss of losing a child. Also back in those days, women who were with child out of wedlock would drown their children to avoid the shame. My grandmother would have nothing to do with that. She then worked her "beep" off for the next 2 years to come to America with my mother for a better life. They came legally against her brother that was already here in the states. I am so proud of the strength I come from. My father: he is one of 17 children from another town in the Basque country. Called Esterencuby. He came to American in 1957 with nothing. Traveled with is sister (my aunt). No language, no money. Came through Ellis Island like they all did in those days. Ended up in Fresno, CA as a sheepherder for 2 years. Took him 6 months to work off the sleeping bag his boss gave him and another 14 months to save to get his teeth fixed. He would come to downtown Fresno to a local Basque restaurant and that's where he met my mother. She was a waitress there and my grandmother would do all the alterations and laundry for all the single herders in the area. My father left his mother at age 19 and latched onto to a woman who become his mother-in-law. I am very FORTUNATE to have heard all the stories (good and bad, poor and rich) growing up. My family was large, however through time we loss some along the way. Like my dad, he passed in CA in 2019. I carry these memories with pride. Both of my parents are rich with family history. Your sister mentioned that she could probably not do what your parents did. Coming to another country with language barriers and all. I completely agree. I have often said that. I am so proud of what they ALL did. All immigrants. They did anything and everything to give us a GREAT LIFE! God Bless them all! My brother is a senior staff writer for American Dad. He graduated UCLA Film School in 2004. That was the day that he said he wanted to write the story of our parents into a movie. I certainly hope he does that. Thanks for sharing your Ancestry!

[@miriamescamilla7145]

Adrienne, I did Ancestry and I am convinced all PR all related. I am Zayas, Rivera Rodriguez, from NY! I swear we are all one big family. May God Bless your beautiful family!!

[@sydney1263]

Love this! Also Papi cleaning his glasses in the background 😂

[@kathie8930]

I just love you girls. Pure love. Makes me sad I am not part of the family. You are precious together on these videos. Your parents are so cute.

[@shivonneadams30]

Loved this episode so much! Made me realize there is so much I'd love to know about my family history. And ofcors, I just enjoy seeing episodes with Mama Nilda, Papi Lindo and Claudette :)

[@mimit-h2418]

You ladies were so funny mimicking Mama Nilda! I love your family!

[@ramadimetsamachete5705]

I love how you imitate your parents.. hilarious!!😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@laurenda7853]

Heyy Adrienne Girll we love to see the family vibes!!💞