Last night, I watched the Superbowl with my kids. At the end, my kids commented on how big the Superbowl rings for the winners were. I told them it was probably because it was the 50th Superbowl. My son wondered what they'd look like for the 100th Superbowl. I told him I didn't know, but that he'd probably be around to see it.
"What about you? He asked. You'll be around, too."
"I don't know," I said. "I'd be almost a hundred years old."
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"What about you? He asked. You'll be around, too."
"I don't know," I said. "I'd be almost a hundred years old."
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"You'll be around," he said. "You look Asian. And Asian people live a long time."
"Asian?" I asked. "I hardly think I look Asian."
"Yeah. You're thin and you have dark hair."
Then my daughter commented. "And you're smart and musical. Just like Asians. So you're definitely Asian."
Okay. So I guess I'll be around for Superbowl 100. I hope Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem for it, because she did great
"Asian?" I asked. "I hardly think I look Asian."
"Yeah. You're thin and you have dark hair."
Then my daughter commented. "And you're smart and musical. Just like Asians. So you're definitely Asian."
Okay. So I guess I'll be around for Superbowl 100. I hope Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem for it, because she did great
I don't think you look Asian...
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of Gaga, but she did do a good job.
I think she has a really good voice. I'm not usually a fan of her style of music, though.
DeleteApparently they haven't seen many Asians. Because from your pictures, you don't look Asian at all. But I do hope you'll still be around for Super Bowl 100.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteAre you old enough to remember the 1980 hit record "Turning Japanese" by the British band The Vapors? :) I don't think you look Asian, but you do look very youthful and that, says Shady, foretells longevity. I predict you will live to see Super Bowl 200!!!
Have a great week, dear friend Sherry!
I was around, but I don't remember that record. I'll have to look it up. If I make it to Super Bowl 200, it will be an amazing feat!
DeleteYou do not look Asian, no matter what your many talents. I have spent my entire life fending off comments about how I look Chinese or Japanese. The worst was in elementary school when some kids said they hated me because I was one of the people we were fighting in Vietnam. My daughter says that because I'm mostly Norwegian, I probably have some Sami blood (the indigenous people of Norway). Although I adore you and your children, this time is one that I must offer some guidance: Avoid stereotyping. It can be painful.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I am very sorry if my post upset you. It is not pleasant to be stereo-typed. I think my children were not trying to be offensive, just funny. I will certainly talk to them about avoiding stereotyping, as you suggest.
DeleteI'm not upset in the least. I wanted to share with you mom to mom. Comments about a person's appearance can be devastating. My ex-husband always told me I looked "exotic." I wished he would say I was pretty or beautiful, but no, it was always exotic. I read an article last year that said not to tell people they look exotic because it makes their appearance about their ethnicity. I agree. I'm not exotic. I'm a Norwegian with a German last name. Perhaps I'll get a DNA test one of these days to confirm the Sami theory.
DeleteI can't imagine living till 100! My mom is now 87 & she's still very active. I guess as long as we're healthy, that's most important...... xoxo
ReplyDeleteYes. I don't want to be a decrepit centurion!
DeleteAge I suppose is just a number, but it all depends whether one is in good health or no.
ReplyDeleteI am at an age when I don't like birthdays but feel young at heart still.My dad passed away suddenly at 42 years old so to be honest I don't really think age has anything to do with life expectancy,
Good post Sherry.
Yvonne.
You don't know how long you have to live. I just lost two friends in a car accident. They were way too young to die!
DeleteTwould be fun seeing Gaga still singing at the age of 70 or more :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder what kind of outfit she'd wear. ;0)
DeleteYes, they are right. You look Asian :)
ReplyDeleteAs you know children are experts in noting human features.
Musical :) and Asian, good, I like that too ! You are a musician and some posts about it too would be welcome.
You will be around then too because you look like a person who is health conscious.
Your blog posts always make me feel good. Your style of writing, pictures and the layout are excellent, a very positive and lighthearted experience.
Good post :)
Thank you, Rajiv. I try to take care of myself. Of course, that is no guarantee for how long I will live.
Deletehaha well you never know, Asian or not you may be around
ReplyDeleteThat may be so. :0)
DeleteIt'd be ironic if you did live long enough to turn 100, but the Superbowl somehow didn't. LOL.
ReplyDeleteNow there's a possibility I hadn't thought of.
DeleteLOL! Love their logic!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'll have to google Gaga's performance because so many people have commented on it. (I don't do sports.)
She really did a fine job!
DeleteI've watched it twice and cried both times. It was the most powerful and heartfelt rendering of our national anthem that I've heard.
DeleteNow you can start making plans for the big day!
ReplyDeleteYes. It will take me fifty years to plan that party! ;-)
DeleteLady Gaga was brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHaha And you had no idea you were Asian. Thank goodness your kids cleared that up. ;)
I had no idea I was Asian. ;-)
DeleteLady Gaga was terrific.
Your children sound socially aware!. You look young.. maybe YOU can play at the Super bowl someday...with Gaga!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I'll play my viola right alongside of her. ;-)
DeleteYou can't get better compliments than that:)
ReplyDeleteAnd Lady Gaga was awesome!
Lady Gaga was terrific!
DeleteAsian or not, here's to you being around for Super Bowl 100 and playing for Lady Gaga to sing. :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Thanks!
DeleteI don't think you look Asian, but you do look young enough to still be around in 50 years. So here's to that!
ReplyDeleteWe'll see if I'm around. ;-)
DeleteMay you live to see the 100th Super Bowl. I just love how Bubba thinks. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe'll see if he's right.
DeleteYour children are funny... I love their reasoning... I won't be around for that one, however; I don't look Asian ;-) ♡
ReplyDeleteYou might be a little older that me.
DeleteYour children are so funny, Sherry. Do Asians live longer? So far I hear it's only the Japanese lol.
ReplyDeleteI really haven't researched the facts. It would be interesting to see if Asians really do live longer.
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