Happy 96th Birthday to our Grand Matriarch, The Queen Mother, Hyacinth Lolita Roach. The maternal half of our immigration story (because we have on on both sides). This woman has worked tirelessly her whole lifeβ risking everything and making huge sacrifices to get her family to the (ungrateful) USA. And she has continued to put family firstβ taking care of her rambunctious grandchildren while our parents worked, and teaching all of us (to varying degrees of success) how to cook, clean, and do our percentages in our head π. Even though she has threatened to send me to finishing school many times for my lifelong inclination to play in the dirt and sit with my legs wide open/froggy style at the dinner table, she always lets me know how much she loves me π Thanks for being our OG witty, sassy, funny, and strong woman. We love you, Grama! β’ β’ β’ #grandmother #happybirthday #96years #1922 #Jamaican #OG #love #family #immigrant #greatgrandmother #matriarch #strongwomen #strongwoman #lavender #Hyacinth https://www.instagram.com/p/BnL_ODyFYA8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vz5u2jhmij6h