Barbie Ferreira

And it's like, I can't help you if you don't want to be helped. And I just have to watch you kind of destroy everything. You know, it's sad, but there's something, you know, I'm like 28 now. And I know if I were to call my mom about something, and my mom is a funny, amazing person. She's so hilarious. And if I call her, if I, you know, need stitches or something, she's going to freak out. Yeah.

She's not the one that I need to call first.

She's not the one that I need to call first.

She's not the one that I need to call first.

You know, and no matter what, like I'm 28. Like at this point, I know that like if there's like a problem like that, like she's going to be screaming on the other side of the phone on the plane, you know, and I can just like relax.

You know, and no matter what, like I'm 28. Like at this point, I know that like if there's like a problem like that, like she's going to be screaming on the other side of the phone on the plane, you know, and I can just like relax.

You know, and no matter what, like I'm 28. Like at this point, I know that like if there's like a problem like that, like she's going to be screaming on the other side of the phone on the plane, you know, and I can just like relax.

So I know where to get calm. Like I know where to go. Like I have my friends. I have my family. I know who's the strengths of everyone. And I don't expect anyone to do something that's radically different than what they are because I'm going to get disappointed.

So I know where to get calm. Like I know where to go. Like I have my friends. I have my family. I know who's the strengths of everyone. And I don't expect anyone to do something that's radically different than what they are because I'm going to get disappointed.

So I know where to get calm. Like I know where to go. Like I have my friends. I have my family. I know who's the strengths of everyone. And I don't expect anyone to do something that's radically different than what they are because I'm going to get disappointed.

Absolutely. So I have a really small family because my whole family's Brazilian except for me. And so my mom and my grandma, my aunt lived here in the US. So it was only three people out of like, you know, cousins and siblings, not my siblings, but you know, everyone.

Absolutely. So I have a really small family because my whole family's Brazilian except for me. And so my mom and my grandma, my aunt lived here in the US. So it was only three people out of like, you know, cousins and siblings, not my siblings, but you know, everyone.

Absolutely. So I have a really small family because my whole family's Brazilian except for me. And so my mom and my grandma, my aunt lived here in the US. So it was only three people out of like, you know, cousins and siblings, not my siblings, but you know, everyone.

So we always had like chosen family, like every Christmas, every Thanksgiving, it would be like 60 Brazilians who they can't go back home. And so even like the last Thanksgiving, I went to my mom's house and there were literally like 100 people there. And it's people that I grew up with who are like family. But, you know, we're not in Brazil, so we can't see our extended family.

So we always had like chosen family, like every Christmas, every Thanksgiving, it would be like 60 Brazilians who they can't go back home. And so even like the last Thanksgiving, I went to my mom's house and there were literally like 100 people there. And it's people that I grew up with who are like family. But, you know, we're not in Brazil, so we can't see our extended family.

So we always had like chosen family, like every Christmas, every Thanksgiving, it would be like 60 Brazilians who they can't go back home. And so even like the last Thanksgiving, I went to my mom's house and there were literally like 100 people there. And it's people that I grew up with who are like family. But, you know, we're not in Brazil, so we can't see our extended family.

So we have like an extended family in the within the family, within Brazilians in like the New York area. Right. And so my mom was really far away and my grandma moved back to Brazil. My aunt's in Florida. So I really, you know, very sparse family in the States. So for me, I mean, I have like my best friends. I have people that I really lean on. And every time I have a family member,

So we have like an extended family in the within the family, within Brazilians in like the New York area. Right. And so my mom was really far away and my grandma moved back to Brazil. My aunt's in Florida. So I really, you know, very sparse family in the States. So for me, I mean, I have like my best friends. I have people that I really lean on. And every time I have a family member,

So we have like an extended family in the within the family, within Brazilians in like the New York area. Right. And so my mom was really far away and my grandma moved back to Brazil. My aunt's in Florida. So I really, you know, very sparse family in the States. So for me, I mean, I have like my best friends. I have people that I really lean on. And every time I have a family member,

thing it's like my friends also come because they mean that much and my mom also has that too where it's like we just value friendship a lot and that's really important to me and I think is not like instilled in everyone like people think that like they're I think can only be like really close with like their family or their partners and they can't have this like really close like platonic bond you know and so for me it's I always I