‘Your grandmother was just like you when she was pregnant with your aunty Catalina.” My mother commented after I screamed at Rose from Titanic for throwing the heart of the diamond into the ocean. How infuriating!

Eight months into my pregnancy, my appetite grew and so did my temper. My cheeks were fuller , I remember crying and stuffing my face with pizza dinner that I was going to have a double chin.

“You weren’t even born then!!” Catalina shot back as she walked out from the ...