You may have caught wind of a little mumbling from about Multicultural Day at school this week. Yes, we had Multicultural Day, and yes, it totally got on my nerves. Why? Because my ancestors are from, oh, West Virginia. I can tell you anything you want to know about The Roots and Will Smith, I can even show you a copy of the book that shows how my family tree fails in every way to branch for a few generations. I cannot, however, tell you about what part of Ireland we are from. I have no idea where in the the Ukraine my grandfather was born. I couldn’t fathom a guess as to where The Donor’s family came from in Germany or England. We are good old American mutts, and we like it that way.
But, like a good PTA mom, I totally played along. I let my son choose which part of his heritage to do a project on, and he chose Ireland.
This is good because his Auntie Molly sort of lived in Ireland for a longish time. She kind of made a baby there and shit, yo. And once upon a time, she mailed me a letter from the motherland, and I still have it, and so my son had his artifact from Ireland to contribute to the project.
Jenty
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 12:16LMAO I love the last shots of the painted face. How long did it take to get that mess off?
Those korean girls sound fascinating.
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Shannon
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 12:37I LOVE that little blue dress with the cherries on it! Sooo cute! The paint is also adorable, but maybe less so if it was my own kid.
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Sarah
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 12:51I want the baby’s dress! It’s too cute!
Too bad the German table didn’t have beer & brats for you … THAT would have made it better!
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punk rock mom
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 13:22loveing your post this week. Multicultural day sounds fun! Where i grew up we were all little briwn farm workers kids. Our multicultural day would have been very repeatitive. And the paint. Oh man, thats funny stuff.
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Judith Shakespeare
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 13:31They actually catch them on the BACKS of their hands? Dude, call me up next year and we’ll stalk their booth together… :)
Oh! And how the hell have you been? Missed you LOTS.
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Stacey @Real World Mom
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 13:31LMAO! Next time I gotta go to a school event like this, I want you to go with me!
zoeyjane
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 13:43man, growing up in vancouver, having multicultural day every year, it sucked balls. like, how many times can i do the same poster about being english, irish, scottish and german? i might as well have done one that just said, ‘i’m boring. next booth.’
til i found out last year that i’m also at least 25% cree. that’s kind of cool. sort of.
but really, was that INK? and is she going goth already with the black…do you think she was aiming for emo or making a statement about multicultural day?
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Maria
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 14:37My baby can name The Beatles. And tell you which ones are dead and how they died. Bam!!!
She is too cute, I love her dress!
Annie
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 14:48Mmmmm…German chocolate cake, my favorite.
Those last pictures…oh, my, God. I don’t even want to imagine what had to go into the clean-up of that.
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Diane
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 15:06Love the multicultural day displays. You rock, cause I wouldn’t let the little one near paint after that. I would totally freak-out about having to cleanup such a mess. Did it easily come off of her?
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GoMommy
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 15:15Sounds so fun. I shudder when we get a family tree project- I’m from WV also! Hell, we’re probably related!
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merrymishaps
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 15:23Oh no! Hope you got all that paint out!
Love the cherry dress, too!
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Two Write Hands
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 16:42“…and then my daughter was cute…”
Love. It.
tommie
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 16:52Funny post! I laughed all the wat through. I just went and through the black paint in trash! Good reminder.
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ohmommy
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 17:18I really was hoping that you stuck with American. And served McDs, Sponge Bob, and played some rap. You would have been the coolest booth! :)
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tiff
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 17:43BWAHAHAHAHA! I love your take on life.
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Scylla
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 17:54Wow, that mace was something amazing!!
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Sarcastic Mom
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 20:09I was seriously enjoying the little cultural tour, and all moved by the Korean girl and her graceful game… and then I was laughing my katuckus off… “they’re sneaky little fuckers.”
Indeed!
SL has been stuck in my head for days now, btw. I hum it to myself and think of youuuu….
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Kyle
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 21:04Hey–came to your blog on the recommendation of Kelly. Hilarious. I love the mime.
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tiff
Sunday, 24 February, 2008 at 23:35Mr Lady!
You won!
You know? The pay it forward thingy.
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janet
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 0:34holy mother of god, girl! that is some bad-ass multiculturalism.
that’s ok, because the one thing burned in my memory from the roo-girl’s multicultural lunch in 3rd grade is the mom who wore the leather bustier. i shit you not.
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Veronica
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 4:51Now aside from dying of the cute, what exactly is in her hair? Just so I know not to keep it in the house.
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MommyTime
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 7:38This is seriously fabulous. Though I have to say I’m more than a little terrified by the Vlad the Impaler Imitator.
Your daughter is adorable. And I’m sorry you didn’t post for wardrobe suggestions before you actually went to this day, since then you would have known you should have worn a leather bustier. What a missed opportunity!
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kelly
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 8:12I know my son is irish and german via bio-mom, but have no clue about the paternal side and it makes me sad.
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BusyDad
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 8:23That Chinese kid was hilarious! And I could so identify. That was me as a kid – except, I’d have a big ass poster of Bruce Lee in the booth because kickassabilty is genetic you know. And your “looking cute” pics? Couldn’t agree more. This pre-arranged marriage thing is looking better and better each time I think about it.
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Jen
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 9:01I see someone has already suggested beer at the German table…but don’t forget to tell your wee Irishman that beer is part of his heritage as well :)
How did you ever get all of that black paint off of your little girl??
Ree
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 9:04Wait! West-by-gawd? Seriously? Where?
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Secret Agent Mama
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 10:31Damn, see now, I love that kind of shit. When Livey had Growing Day (I think that’s what it was called) through the Girl Scouts, it was so fun. Even the moms got in on it. Our country was India and we donned Saris and Bindis and it was AWE.SOME.
Whatever-whatever. Love you and your kids and your pictures and your hootchie-cootchie!
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Marge
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 10:38Now why on earth would a woman carry the spray variety of mace in her purse when she can have one of those?! Oh how I want one of those.
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amy
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 10:46She is cute, even with paint all over her! Looks like an interesting night, and I loved your take on it all!
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Natalie
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 12:59I about fell out of my chair when I got to The Beatles picture. Friggin’ hilarious. That’s some seriously funny stuff there.
Loralee
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 13:25The Beatles picture SLAYED ME.
And? I am a mutt, too.
I made my child pick Scotland for his country.
I’m pretty sure we had a relative who immigrated to America from there and left his kids a hammer and some spoons in his will…or something.
(My geneology obsessed parents are so disappointed in me. Sigh.)
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Kay
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 13:49OMG you are a better woman than me having the restraint to grab a camera instead of running screaming outta the house! She is too cute though so all is forgiven, right? ;)
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Wendy
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 14:06Love it:) Your photos are hilarious!!
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Ricardo
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 15:05I want one of those things that the kid from Romania had. LOL!!
janethesane
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 20:44Very cute booths and I love the picture of painted up Baby.
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dan leone
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 21:08The mime is awesome!
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Huckdoll
Monday, 25 February, 2008 at 23:01Baha…3of3 is gonna be Goth, watch out mama.
The Koreans have mad skillz…most of the Asian cultures do…have you ever seen them spin a pencil in their fingers? Dance?? Study and get into university??? They are amazing…the stone thing doesn’t surprise me at all. We could all take a page out of their book.
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Chris Cactus
Tuesday, 26 February, 2008 at 10:10So, in Germany, do you think they call German chocolate cake “chocolate cake” and then call what we think of as regular chocolate cake something else like “American chocolate cake” or “they kicked our asses in 1945 chocolate cake” or something? I’m just thinking out loud here.
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Aimee Greeblemonkey
Friday, 29 February, 2008 at 12:47Awesome!
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