tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492732560614835934.post5818139287723781132..comments2023-06-21T06:20:15.826-07:00Comments on Red Lotus Mama: American GenerationRed Lotus Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565693773411128841noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492732560614835934.post-71351541556487578512009-07-06T18:47:49.863-07:002009-07-06T18:47:49.863-07:00Learned something new today. Howlie. Your daughter...Learned something new today. Howlie. Your daughter is gorgeous. And I think it is awesome that you are trying to teach her more about our great country and about her ancestry.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966807021112030892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492732560614835934.post-80655269205797075572009-07-06T18:40:21.893-07:002009-07-06T18:40:21.893-07:00I'm second (born) generation American on my mo...I'm second (born) generation American on my mom's side. I think there's a cycle that happens with the culture, but it's just been my observation with my own family. My mom's generation Americanized very much, didn't preserve their native language, didn't pass it along to my generation. My generation, myself and my cousins, seem to have a greater interest in our heritage. I kind of resent my mother for not preserving it all. Not that your daughter will resent you, it's just been my experience. I wish she had made an effort to remember the German my grandpa spoke at home, to teach it to me. <br /><br />I appreciate being American, I'm proud of it, but I also wish my cultural heritage hadn't been watered down so much just to fit in. It's a tough tight rope to walk. <br /><br />On my father's side I'm Native American. So that's an even longer history there.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494610442275567164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492732560614835934.post-4618883542990248992009-07-03T23:42:10.793-07:002009-07-03T23:42:10.793-07:00It's true. She completely sucks at state capit...It's true. She completely sucks at state capitols.Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050865943958371642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492732560614835934.post-7272952379353340492009-07-03T23:28:31.118-07:002009-07-03T23:28:31.118-07:00Howlie? You kill me. Thanks for adding a new word ...Howlie? You kill me. Thanks for adding a new word to my American English lexicon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com