tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post6039428942961776359..comments2024-02-15T13:56:20.783-05:00Comments on Mamma Loves...: Why I Love St. Patrick's Day--It's Not What You ThinkAmie Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-4412300559173598182008-04-04T17:57:00.000-04:002008-04-04T17:57:00.000-04:00I do know my backround and I've discovered that I'...I do know my backround and I've discovered that I'm more of a Mutt than anything else.<BR/><BR/>We have a virtual grab bag of ancestors: Italian, Irish, English, American Indian, Russian, Czech, Sneaky Neighbor....we have it all. I'm more confused now than I was before I delved into my research!!<BR/><BR/>This was a wonderful post!Day Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287486337770132645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-29048856277811071372008-03-22T00:03:00.000-04:002008-03-22T00:03:00.000-04:00I can totally relate. (((HUGS))) I'm sorry you di...I can totally relate. (((HUGS))) <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you didn't have any more information than "American".Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635877618193159522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-7872290456684407032008-03-19T23:45:00.000-04:002008-03-19T23:45:00.000-04:00I was able to find out a little more info about my...I was able to find out a little more info about my birthparents than you apparently. <BR/><BR/>I found out their ethnicities. Turns out I'm a Euro-mut: Italian, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.<BR/><BR/>You look too irish not to be....so I say you're in. Welcome to the club.Mitch McDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162154118646288681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-88414497933157974862008-03-19T21:12:00.000-04:002008-03-19T21:12:00.000-04:00I love you so much you should be blushing.This yea...I love you so much you should be blushing.<BR/><BR/>This year, over dinner on St. Patrick's Day, Eva asked why we were celebrating and Jake was all, "Um, cuz we're <I>Irish</I>"... and then we all sort of looked at Eva, and her Chinese little face was all, "Oh, good, Irish."Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-18979287797033656142008-03-19T17:00:00.000-04:002008-03-19T17:00:00.000-04:00Wow, what an amazing family story! Some day you'll...Wow, what an amazing family story! Some day you'll have to tell the story about your oldest son, too. I'd love to hear it.<BR/><BR/>I am of Irish heritage. There's no denying it if you know my last name. Cordy has many of my traits - pale, pale skin, blonde hair, blue eyes, and my husband's curls. She looks Irish to everyone she meets. It's why I keep hoping she'll want to learn Irish dance someday. :)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345875955750219033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-86893833084673497062008-03-19T09:20:00.000-04:002008-03-19T09:20:00.000-04:00This post makes me cry...I love it.This post makes me cry...I love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-8277229310900652622008-03-18T22:55:00.000-04:002008-03-18T22:55:00.000-04:00Do you think it was "Stairway to Heaven"? So...so...Do you think it was "Stairway to Heaven"? So...sorry...that is the only Zepplin song I know! :)<BR/><BR/>I SO wish I had known this....I could have bought you the shirt I saw the other day...it said, "Kiss me..I'm American".<BR/><BR/>Oh well....there's always next year! :)<BR/><BR/>LOVE this post!Queen of the Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317309061471274358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-7519675609353955862008-03-18T18:54:00.000-04:002008-03-18T18:54:00.000-04:00Well hell - you're allowed to put anything you wan...Well hell - you're allowed to put anything you want on those forms. Maybe they were just really patriotic Irish?<BR/><BR/>I had the same desire to find out my heritage too. And for some odd reason the fact that I was half Dutch and half English was exciting.Mom O Matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663817788501199975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-11333655243597745342008-03-18T16:23:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:23:00.000-04:00Great post -- I can't wait to hear more of this st...Great post -- I can't wait to hear more of this story :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-30395899348683109452008-03-18T14:40:00.000-04:002008-03-18T14:40:00.000-04:00Great post. You're right, you do kind of look Iris...Great post. You're right, you do kind of look Irish even if you're not really! Happy (belated) St Paddy's day. I really am about a quarter irish, I guess from the knees down! Also my husband is irish.MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-60827996061028923432008-03-18T13:56:00.000-04:002008-03-18T13:56:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for posting this. Since PunditG...Thank you so much for posting this. Since PunditGirl is adopted, I wonder how she will think about these issues as she grows into adulthood. It's nice to know someone who is willing to talk about these things in such a personal way.PunditMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919969826505761593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-70362105250997725962008-03-18T13:40:00.000-04:002008-03-18T13:40:00.000-04:00Your post humbled me. I take for granted my herit...Your post humbled me. I take for granted my heritage, never much thinking about it, except for maybe when I watched Beowulf.<BR/><BR/>But this is because I've always known where my blood originates from.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should not take this for granted. Thanks for the reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-18158697194061626212008-03-18T12:02:00.000-04:002008-03-18T12:02:00.000-04:00Fascinating story.And you don't need "proof" to fe...Fascinating story.<BR/>And you don't need "proof" to feel that Irish background - not only do you have the physical characteristics, you have the spirit!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-11725784739460576202008-03-18T11:31:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:31:00.000-04:00I'm adopted too. :) Irish mother, Native American ...I'm adopted too. :) Irish mother, Native American father, adopted by a German mother and a Sicilian father. You do the math. ;)<BR/><BR/>( hugs )C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01605972471819914591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-90845895261274458152008-03-18T09:58:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:58:00.000-04:00Wonderful post...And you forgot to mention that yo...Wonderful post...<BR/>And you forgot to mention that you have those beautiful Irish laughing eyes...<BR/>That is indeed a necessity for being Irish...Pendullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833881250780345533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-17063488385048283032008-03-18T07:21:00.000-04:002008-03-18T07:21:00.000-04:00You are so damn amazing. You know this, right?You are so damn amazing. You know this, right?Jenny, the Bloggesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718481135182612620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-57593875463357721452008-03-17T23:19:00.000-04:002008-03-17T23:19:00.000-04:00I totally love thisI totally love thisflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-49040309971305811422008-03-17T21:25:00.000-04:002008-03-17T21:25:00.000-04:00Loved this post and outlook.Frankly, I walk around...Loved this post and outlook.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, I walk around pretending I'm Scottish ALL time and my most recent claim to the motherland is a relative named Andrew McComas who came over to America in the 1600's and left his relatives a spoon and a hammer in his will when he died.<BR/><BR/>Probably not the same thing though, huh? :)Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.com