tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post6782553060393281732..comments2023-06-16T12:06:38.582+02:00Comments on Baci from Rome!: On family...Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03816075916092263788noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-43816496114340637632009-12-21T08:52:09.965+01:002009-12-21T08:52:09.965+01:00This post really resonated with me. I was born in...This post really resonated with me. I was born in NYC but my parents are from St. Martin. My dad didn't moved to America until he was 30 and only did so because he met my mom when they both were back home visiting relatives. He was perfectly happy in Curacao (where he was living at the time).<br /><br />Even though I grew up in the 'burbs we were raised "West Indian". <br /><br />I didn't appreciated it until recently. <br /><br />Italy was the first place I'd been where I felt the combination of both my American and Caribbean upbringing. This is the major reason I ended up moving here. <br /><br />Sounds weird but life is strange that way.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-24078295308646594842009-12-06T21:45:19.107+01:002009-12-06T21:45:19.107+01:00"Though my parents came to America when they ..."Though my parents came to America when they were teenagers and I had a very typical suburban American upbringing, our family was always intrinsically Haitian (much to my chagrin when, as a kid, I just wanted to be like everyone else)."<br /><br />Agreed. I wonder if all children of immigrant parents go through this? My parents are from West Africa, but I was born and raised in the US. You hit the nail on the head--growing up, you just want to be like everyone else. Of course, now I appreciate my "different-ness." Cherish it, actually.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912828992832266733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-76137394744705330642009-11-29T11:32:36.032+01:002009-11-29T11:32:36.032+01:00Cynthia- thanks happy belated Thanksgiving! Family...Cynthia- thanks happy belated Thanksgiving! Family is so important. But luckily you can build it as you get older. As you said, friends, your nieces and nephews, your own kids and in-laws... its never too late.<br /><br />Prosechild- yep I always spoke it at home growing up. Or if my mom and I were out and she wanted to talk smack about someone and didn't want them to understand :)<br />But I would hate to lose it. I already told my mom she's going to be the one teaching my kids the language b/c my accent is atrocious!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493637078660630466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-67447983469308710572009-11-29T07:45:29.795+01:002009-11-29T07:45:29.795+01:00Stacy do you know Creole? My dad's family is H...Stacy do you know Creole? My dad's family is Haitian and I guess b/c my parents didn't speak it I didn't learn. Now I wish I would have. Especially to listen to the music. My dad and his brothers LOVED music and I wish I could understand the lyrics...Prosechildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442777107640774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-91084541892742568792009-11-28T14:24:04.888+01:002009-11-28T14:24:04.888+01:00See, stuff like this makes my heart tingle. I am n...See, stuff like this makes my heart tingle. I am not typically a sappy person but the older I get, I wish I had some sense of family. All I feel right now is that I have a brother and father (my mother passed away a few years ago and my father has since remarried but I really am not fond of his new wife). Anyway, I'm not even close to my extended family - most of my friends are my family now - and that is cool but you know, I do wish for times like you just described. I hope to start that with my own kids and with my brother's children when he has them.<br /><br />Happy belated Thanksgiving to you. :)Cynthiahttp://www.loveselfentirely.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-50765972801151358752009-11-28T11:34:39.904+01:002009-11-28T11:34:39.904+01:00Totally-- I agree with you 100%! I spoke to my fam...Totally-- I agree with you 100%! I spoke to my family on Thanksgiving and they were all having a great time. I'm sad I missed it. Thankfully the NYC-Rome ticket for Christmas isn't expensive at all, otherwise I don't know what I would have done!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493637078660630466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676245294486544338.post-79819306192797133362009-11-28T10:31:02.066+01:002009-11-28T10:31:02.066+01:00So very sweet. Right now, I'm missing my famil...So very sweet. Right now, I'm missing my family during this time (thanksgiving) something bad!!! And I cant even imagine paying the EUR1k ticket back for Christmas.....family is so important! For me, I dont know where I would be without my family!kuesooMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679641542647829166noreply@blogger.com