Olga Rosales Salinas
Olga Rosales Salinas is Managing Editor for San Francisco Bay Area Moms. As a freelance writer and journalist, her articles have been published nationally by Palabra, National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Her debut collection of poetry and prose, La Llorona, was published by Birch Bench Press in August of 2021. Her monthly column "Thriving While Anxious" is featured @ Jumble & Flow. In 2019 her philanthropy and activism began with a non-profit benefiting first-generation and immigrant students, The Rosales Sisters' Scholarship. She has had spotlights in the following podcasts and radio stations; Los Sotelos Podcast, The Hive Poetry Collective @ksqd.org, Walk the Talk Podcast, "Making a Difference with Sheetal Ohri" on Bolly 92.3 FM, and Roll Over Easy @BFFdotFM Radio.
A Magic Show and Revolutionary Act
Who was your favorite magician when you were a kid? Did you see one that made you believe in magic? When I was a kid, our family went to see the circus in town. I...
Marriage, Golf, and The Weekend
Golf came into our family life two years ago. My husband went from dedicated BBQ Dad (a National Carne Asada Championship winner, to be exact) to a golfer Dad. When the transition between BBQ...
How to Teach Your Kids a Second Language
Have you always dreamt of having a dual language-speaking family? I grew up on the central coast of California as a first-generation Mexican American, and there everyone seemed to speak two languages. Later, when...
Notes On War and Pulling at the Strings of Humanity
In sixth grade, an English teacher talked to us about war. He said that his war experience wouldn't be the same for us - because of the internet and technology. He said we'd never...
On Freelance Work
There are many reasons why people don't follow their dreams. Some of them are financial, most are about information and representation. Below, I explain the hurdles I had to overcome in order to live...
Scrolling Through the Comment Section of Macho Male Tropes
Editor’s Note: This is the third post in a series on toxic masculinity. If you have questions or advice please comment below.
There is no shortage of toxic masculinity represented in the online comments section...
Mom’s Mealtime Helper for Back to School
Do you ever watch those fitness videos on social media where the extra slim (and somehow also tall) mom prepares three weeks' worth of food into fifteen containers onto her counter, then looks up...
Masculinity vs. Machismo
Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series on toxic masculinity. If you have questions or advice please comment below.
The expectations that men will adhere to specific guidelines of masculine norms work...
What is Toxic Masculinity? Asking for a Mom Raising Boys (Me)
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series on toxic masculinity. If you have questions or advice please comment below.
We’ve all heard the phrase “toxic masculinity.” Most of us have experienced some form...
Pocket Chefs, Family Meal Time is Possible
As a mother of two toddler boys, there have been many moments that have solidified my deepest fear. And that fear is this, I fear that I’m doing it all wrong - mothering that...
