title: Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son
author:  Maria Hinojosa 
description: This book, witty and knowing, is a Latina version of Anne Lamott's best--selling memoir, Operating Instructions. -- <i>Newsweek</i>
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  [Epilogue](contents.html)
  
  
  TWENTY-SIX YEARS LATER
  
  
  Luis and Nikki hadn’t been prepared when the fertility doctor broke the news
  that Nikki was pregnant with triplets. They were even more shocked when they
  found out they were having three boys. Life has been eventful for them over
  the last eighteen years, with triplets who are distinctly different from one
  another.
  
  
  Their son Enrique is so wrapped up in playing the violin and wanting to be the
  youngest member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that he doesn’t have time to
  get in trouble. Then there’s Juan, who is just like his uncle Ben. Juan is a
  gamer and an avid reader, preferring to live out his adventures in fantasy
  worlds created by game designers.
  
  
  Luis and Nikki’s biggest challenge right now is Luis, Jr.—or Junior, as
  everyone calls him. He is competitive and hot-tempered, which reminds Luis of
  Carlos. Junior is a charismatic and good-looking kid. When he walks into a
  room, heads turn—reminding Luis of Alex. Unfortunately,