Comments on: It’s Hard Out Here For A Cashew

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Foodie Friday: The Festival (And Feast) Of Lights | Ain't Yo Mama's Blog — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:59:17 +0000

[...] Meals for the Jewish Holidays by Marlene Sorosky. You don’t have to be Jewish (or even a Cashew) to love and appreciate these [...]

By: M

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:50:34 +0000

I have been wondering about that title for a while on Sits, so I finally came to see what its about.

I also agree its great to live in a society where you can align yourself with any religion you choose to. I’m glad you found your place, especially within yourself!
M´s last blog ..Holy Crap you idiots…

By: becca

becca — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:06:32 +0000

Great post. I am a full Jew but grew up in a totally Catholic town so no one ever “got” me. They never knew why they had the day off for Rosh Hashanah, what the strange “cracker” I was eating for Passover was or why the Easter Bunny didn’t visit me. I just always felt different. And growing up, it was embarrassing to be different. I am working to have my kids feel accepted and “normal” in their surroundings even though they’re still the minority. It’s great that you are allowing your son to feel like he has a place, to feel welcomed and accepted as he should!

Visiting from SITS… I’ll be back!
becca´s last blog ..What is Happy?

By: mama

mama — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:53:03 +0000

Thanks for your comment! It really is interesting how some mixed-ethnic people align with one ethnic background over the other. I find it pretty fascinating and I’m always curious as the back-story behind it. Thanks for sharing!

By: mama

mama — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:49:49 +0000

Ha! Love the “Blaxican” comment. Very cute.

By: mama

mama — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:48:51 +0000

Thanks, Kara! Sounds like we went through a similar experience. Love what you have to say about embracing the best of both worlds.

By: mama

mama — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:46:53 +0000

I could not agree more. Thanks for your comment.

By: Ms.Bibi

Ms.Bibi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:48:55 +0000

I never heard anybody using the term Cashew. Thanks for enlightening me.

I am so glad you found where you belong and you are happy with who you are.
I never thought about this, but the same thing goes for ethnic backgrounds I guess. My hubs mom is Italian and dad is English, but he is considered Italian in his circles. His uncle who is Italian (his mom’s brother) is married to Irish lady and the kids are being considered Irish.

Stopping by from SITS. Have a great weekend.
Ms.Bibi´s last blog ..Am I Moving Forward Happiness? I think I am…..

By: parenting BY dummies

parenting BY dummies — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:20:02 +0000

At our house Hubby is Catholic, I’m not. It doesn’t seem a huge distinction to me, but to him, it’s huge. He seems to think that other Christians are “others”. Which means my dudes are not only religiously mixed, but also racially mixed. We call them blaxicans (black-Mexican) because we think it’s funny. Cashews is pretty good.

Stopped by from SITS to say hey!
parenting BY dummies´s last blog ..Happy Turkey Day

By: Kara

Kara — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:50:53 +0000

I love this post! Never heard of Cashew before. That is hilarious. I am half Chinese and half Italian, so I know a little something about being a halfie. It is hard to figure out your true identity when you grow up in two cultures and religions. What worked for me was to just embrace the best of both worlds. But it was a struggle to learn how to identity myself in both cultures, and not everyone was so open to me, either. Good for you for sticking to what you feel!