Friday, December 5, 2008

Flashbacks

So I had a horrible flashback of when I was 8 or 9... My sisters used to tell me as a "tease" that I was "adopted" from the "Philippines" because I had "almond" shaped eyes or that the were"slanted" and because I had loads of freckles...)please notice all the "s, you may say "That makes no sense" but I was 8 or 9 people!!! And trust me I already thought something was weird because i was a different "shade" than my mom... At that time I wasn't smart enough to put 2 &2 together, if I had considered my Dad I had come to that " somewhere in between", it might have made more sense to me... Any how the reason for the story is....... Nadya and I were hanging out, being cuddly and giggly  and she looked up at me and said "mommy why do your eye's look like this??", she took her little fingers and pulled her little eyes as far apart as she could.... making them as small and as slanted as she could....... After coming to terms that my sisters were"just teasing me".. I found myself self conscious again, I guess I didn't realize it was that obvious!! .. I should have known that when I did the "Celebrity-look-a-like" and all the people were Asian celebrities, that maybe my eyes are more slanted than I thought.... Well y'all  that's the way God made me!! It's kinda funny because after that happened prior to me telling anyone I went to a Japanese restaurant to meet with friends and when I walked in they thought I was one of the owners!!... NICE!!!  Love you guys Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, in case I don't get on here before!! May God Bless you by the tons!!

2 comments:

Matt said...

Hey, what you didn't know is, we used to pull our hair back as tight as we could to try and make our eyes slant more. It's unfortunate how teasing can make people feel self-conscious about traits that are innately beautiful, even to the mockers. I've already admitted I was jealous of your freckles! E

Joel, Hillary, Camden and Kendall said...

You're beautiful Rene! :) We love those eyes! If it makes you feel any better, Camden rubs his belly when he sees me....like I'm freaking Santa Clause with a bowl full of jelly! :) Ha! See you this weekend!
Hill