Multicultural families - the best of all worlds!?!

Ok Mummymo, I think you got another on me but not sure! Yes as you know we have ever color under the sun in our family and we have lots of things that we celebrate that come from other cultures. I don't think we have ever had problems putting up with each other's believes,habits etc.We tend to think of our differences as a way to become richer.Each person that enters our lives brings in new breath....that keeps us alive and full. R

No I don't but we see this at the church a lot , people should watch what heir children do, children just get on with making friends , they accept people being different , I don't think they notice it at all , This would be a far nicer world if there were more people who accepted others without any questions xx

When my daughter was small we spoke English for me and German for her father so we were all bilingual, Catholic and Protestant. We melded them all together to make a happy family.

Yes I do have a multicultural family. some of my children understand their second language, it is a bit hard to understand the language though but I understand the majority of the language, and can also write in some of the language as well. Yes we do incorporate the different traditions into our family and I think that a lot of my husbands traditions are a lot better than in my own country. The family is much more closer and they have a lot of respect the children for their parents and do not talk back to the parents. They all help one another and I think that this is wonderful.

Hello,mummymo,i am from a multicultural family but I am monolingual,i can speak english only.I may have learned different cultures though.I agree with you,multicultural families may have a happier family,my parents have learned the cultures of each others from time to time,they understand the difference but they respect to each other,may be that is the reason why i am also an opened mind person,i can accept to different things.

Well, my kids are technically bilingual because they speak English as their first language and have studued Irish since they were four and use it every day in school. They seem to be better at the written irish though, because when we go to the Gaeltacht they never seem able to decipher much other than what is written down. My dad is of Belgina ancestry and we spend time there, so we have some Belgian traditions like St Nick's Day that we enjoy, plus we have family in the Unbited States, so we get to enjoy some of those tradiotions as well. We get to do the 4th of July celbration this year which should be good fun! The world is a big place. I think we should all get out there and have a good root around, and we would understand each other better!

Not sure what you consider multicultural but will try I am Canadian My background is English(Me gram was born in England) and Scottich (Guess the McMillan would give that away LOL) I met and married a German (born in Germany) I guess that is multi cultural Not sure though As traditions we have incorporated a few into our family. For eg They a specific meal they eat on Christmas eve (which I do) and open gifts on Christmas eve too (which we do) Made it and still makes it easier for others in our family to visit the other parents Christma day. They also put Candles on the Christmas tree Which we do Looks ever sooo much prettier than lights. On Good Friday they don't eat meat Fish is served instead No problem there I love fish LOL That is about it for traditions One of our sons speak German fleuntly the other 2 do not. Cept the bad words LOL I speak it as well Can't read nor write it Though I am still trying to learn Both families were against this marriage Yet we have been married for 33 years this year. Wohoooooooo Wendy

My family is multicultural. I am Canadian, my husband is Guatemalan and we live in Guatemala. My son speaks and understands both English and Spanish. As for traditions, I am trying to incorporate mine into our lives. For Christmas, they celebrate the 24th, while I celebrate the 25th. This is going to be wonderful for the children because they get 2 Christmases! On the 24th, we let my son open his gifts from his Guatemalan relatives and he will celebrate with them, the traditional tamales at midnight, etc. Then, the next morning, we eat butterhorns and he gets a stocking and presents from us and his Canadian relatives. We also have a big Christmas dinner as is the tradition. Birthdays are not yet sorted out. I want to make my own birthday cakes like we do back home, but here it is thought to be odd, plus my cakes are very different from the ones they eat here. I tried for his first birthday and the cake was a miserable failure!

Hello,mummymo,i am from a multicultural family but I am monolingual,i can speak english only.I may have learned different cultures though.I agree with you,multicultural families may have a happier family,my parents have learned the cultures of each others from time to time,they understand the difference but they respect to each other,may be that is the reason why i am also an opened mind person,i can accept to different things.

Hello,mummymo,i am from a multicultural family but I am monolingual,i can speak english only.I may have learned different cultures though.I agree with you,multicultural families may have a happier family,my parents have learned the cultures of each others from time to time,they understand the difference but they respect to each other,may be that is the reason why i am also an opened mind person,i can accept to different things.

Hello,mummymo,i am from a multicultural family but I am monolingual,i can speak english only.I may have learned different cultures though.I agree with you,multicultural families may have a happier family,my parents have learned the cultures of each others from time to time,they understand the difference but they respect to each other,may be that is the reason why i am also an opened mind person,i can accept to different things.