tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post9222059578194870482..comments2023-07-22T13:51:47.876+02:00Comments on Moomser: Identity CrisisMoomserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384287809217965233noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-1861776524264995242011-08-19T11:42:04.778+02:002011-08-19T11:42:04.778+02:00Ha this resonated with my Fancy brain. We've g...Ha this resonated with my Fancy brain. We've got American/German speaking children, living in the land of Marmite. And I can't watch any of the TV here or read the UK magazines because I don't really understand the pop culture. So I have People sent from the US. I imagine your background conversation at the playground is a little like when people ask me how old my kids are. And I have to explain an age gap of less than 9 months. Then again, British people are so reserved most of them just stare at me. FrauFancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-12704235743127847872011-08-19T04:05:30.033+02:002011-08-19T04:05:30.033+02:00So I went to write a blog post about something tot...So I went to write a blog post about something totally different, but I think this conversation was really on my brain. It's not a direct post about identity crisis, but it's definitely related to this discussion. :) (It's also written at midnight, so I apologize if it tends to meander too much and make little sense!) You can find it here: http://jadekeller.com/2011/08/capturing-time/Jade @ Tasting Gracehttp://jadekeller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-37723569096740498612011-08-18T18:02:38.511+02:002011-08-18T18:02:38.511+02:00I'm glad you get to come home soon! It must be...I'm glad you get to come home soon! It must be hard to feel like you don't quite fit where you currently live. Hopefully a trip home will help you feel better:)Bridgethttp://twinisms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-3889454956417718602011-08-18T14:55:03.867+02:002011-08-18T14:55:03.867+02:00I'm a little like you although I have double c...I'm a little like you although I have double citizenship (American/Mexican) and I married a Romanian and live in France. I was always too "american" for my Mexican friends/family and too "mexican" for some places in the US (even though I was born and raised in the US). I worry that my son will have the same crisis later. He is a double citizen (Romanian/American) yet his culture and language are French. Who knows. Enjoy your time in Texas!! I'm jealous you get to celebrate Thanksgiving there!Barbarahttp://barbarainclermont.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-24881732873913179592011-08-18T13:52:45.032+02:002011-08-18T13:52:45.032+02:00It's a tough pill to swallow, that missing out...It's a tough pill to swallow, that missing out on high school culture part, isn't it? There's not much that can be said to change that sad feeling. My girl is only seven, so I don't think too much about it, yet. Her asilo experience and first year in Italian primary school experience were full of many great things . . . not the same things, but still great things. It works out.<br />D<br />PS. I think that the prom is highly overrated, just so you know where I am coming from ;)Danahttp://www.3ingiro.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-18112460709189690372011-08-18T09:01:43.914+02:002011-08-18T09:01:43.914+02:00Very, very excited to go! Of course time is now mo...Very, very excited to go! Of course time is now moving at a snail's pace...moomsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-67183655423071487872011-08-18T09:00:58.032+02:002011-08-18T09:00:58.032+02:00"Belonging in pieces and facets" so, so ..."Belonging in pieces and facets" so, so true, and well put! And you should totally write a post about it, can't wait to read it!moomsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-63544529307579173002011-08-18T08:59:32.757+02:002011-08-18T08:59:32.757+02:00I'll look into the Third Culture Kids, thanks....I'll look into the Third Culture Kids, thanks. There are many, many people like me around, I know. When I was in Milan it was a little better and had we stayed there it would've definitely been easier to give our kids a more varied life experience (there are all manner of international schools to start with). I have a lot of foreign friends here too, but it makes me a little sad that my kids won't get to experience school the way I did - the dances, the sports events, halloween.... moomsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-3895262737778091232011-08-18T08:41:48.398+02:002011-08-18T08:41:48.398+02:00These are just the things I worry about for my kid...These are just the things I worry about for my kiddo -- where and how will she fit in when she is an adult. American. Born in Italy (in American hospital). Raised in Italy. 2 American parents. Italian friends. American friends who move away. Italian school. Italian friends who stick around. American passport. American extended family. Home in Italy. She lives in 2 worlds, in a way. 2 languages at the same time :) For now, we don't have a plan to change that.<br /><br />Have you read up on Third Culture Kids? It seems that you are not alone & there are many people with similar experiences roaming the planet. I wonder if you lived in a bigger city, even in Italy, if this would continue to resonate so strongly. I don't see so much diversity in rural Italy. <br /><br />Enjoy Texas! Temps should be tolerable by then.<br />DDanahttp://www.3ingiro.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-3296277801661895072011-08-18T04:33:03.435+02:002011-08-18T04:33:03.435+02:00I so totally know how you feel! In the States I wa...I so totally know how you feel! In the States I wasn't totally at home because I'd been brought up with European perspectives and Asian values, in Thailand I stick out like a sore thumb because I don't look Thai. (I could go on...but maybe I should write my own long blog post about that!) Even what you were saying about nodding your way through My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I was nodding my way through reading you say that.<br /><br />I guess those of us with more varied backgrounds (and it's probably that there will only be more and more of us) just have to be okay with ambiguity, and can only get that sense of "belonging" in pieces and facets. Unless someone has discovered a secret? Do let me in!<br /><br />In the meantime, it sounds like you need to get some good time at home. Have a wonderful trip and a fantastic Thanksgiving! I'll be enjoying it vicariously through you. :)Jade @ Tasting Gracehttp://jadekeller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469769641341081396.post-385775753197139842011-08-18T01:15:36.705+02:002011-08-18T01:15:36.705+02:00You sound like you need to touch where "your ...You sound like you need to touch where "your from." Pre: 'Happy Holidays!'BuenoBabyhttp://www.buenobaby.comnoreply@blogger.com