The twins decided to give themselves these names. I just made one up for the baby. I almost died laughing when I heard them call each other that.
The twins used to have a friend named Juan. He was Hispanic, spoke Spanish to his family, and English to everyone else. The kids were so intrigued with him at first, they wanted to know why he spoke different, and why his skin color was brown. They went through a phase where they noticed EVERYONE who was Black, Mexican, Asian, etc. It was embarrassing because they would say it so loud "LOOK MOM, THAT KID IS BLACK!" I would try to explain to them that yes, everyone is different, different skin color, hair, eyes, etc. We try to teach them that it's okay to be different, and other people, and families do things different. Sometimes people do things that we don't and that's okay.
If you've met my sister, you know that we look nothing alike. Well, I think so anyways. She is beautiful, has beautiful brown skin, brown eyes, and dark brown hair. I have White skin, green eyes, and dark brown hair. We have the same mom who is full on Mexican. My kids are only quarter Mexican but Carlos looks a lot more Mexican than I do. Josephina doesn't. Baby Sassy Pants is definitely white! Like, see through white! haha
So, from now on my kids will be known as Carlos, Josephina, and Baby Sassy Pants because I think it's funny.
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I wouldn't have guessed your Mom was full Mexican. Your pater must have had some strong genes. I have a cousin whose great grandmother was Mexican, and her descendants still look totally Latina.
ReplyDeleteGenealogy is one of my hobbies, and I find it fascinating to try to figure out my ancestor's Heritages, and what traits they might have passed down.
It's funny to hear the little mexican kids around here. They speak spanish to their family, and you'd expect to hear an accent when they speak english...just not a southern accent! lol.