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Ever since I was little my family has called me “Gordita.” Gordita is Spanish for chubby girl. But it doesn’t exactly mean the same thing in Spanish that it does in English. It’s more affectionate in Spanish. It never bothered me. I liked the way it sounded when it came from my parents’ mouths. I knew it meant I was their cute, special little girl. None of my other sisters had nicknames like that. Just me.