Let’s all take a moment of silence for our Foreign Parents, because all though we love them to death, there are just some things that we constantly have to deal with around them. Now this isn’t to say that all foreign parents are like this, just a healthy 90%. And since there are so many wonderful Easter eggs to choose from, we’ve decided to round up our fave things that only people with foreign parents will understand.
You’re too Westernized
When you have family gatherings such as Christmas or Easter dinner, you’re family has a group discussion on how you’re “too Western” and that you’re losing your culture. Apparently it’s just become common knowledge that you can’t speak your native tongue, or that you’re accent is wrong. Whoopsie, sorry Grandma.
You Don’t Eat Enough, Yet You’re Too Fat
This is our personal favourite. You’re relatives are constantly putting food on your plate, telling you that’s it’s rude to say you’re full or that you don’t want anymore. But the next time you see them they announce to the world that you’re too fat, and should loose some weight. There’s just no winning.
When You Bring a Boy Home You’re Dad Be Like…
There’s no such thing as having boys that are just friends, and if you have them coming over just to hang, expect your foreign parents to be watching their every move. When the day does comes that you want to bring your boyfriend home for dinner, expect your dad to ask the tough questions like: “What are you doing in school?” “How old are you?” “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “I don’t like you.”
Everything is A Dishonour To The Family Name
Did you just come home with a mark that’s not an A? Are you seriously thinking of majoring in Art History? You haven’t spoken to your grandparents everyday for 2 hours? Just plain disgraceful.
Tupperware: Any Empty Food Container to be Washed and Reused
We have to give it to our foreign parents, if there’s one thing they’re not it’s wasteful. This includes all things, like making sure your tupperware can be used and reused until it literally breaks. The same goes for ziplock bags, containers, and pretty much anything you can find around the house. Do you think money grows on trees or something?
Constantly Being Asked “Where Are You From Originally?”
Because you’ve got foreign parents, most people believe that means you come from another country as well. So you’ve most likely been asked where you were born, or where you lived before moving to this country at least once or twice a week.
Translating For Your Parents
Sometimes your parents like to live in their own bubble where the only language they want to hear is their native tongue. This sometimes means you’ve got to translate what they’re saying to other people.
Your Parents Favourite Phrase: MOVE OUT. GET A JOB. GET MARRIED
You’re parents are more than happy to keep you around and help you out, until you’ve reached a certain age that is. This is when it’s time to get a job to pay them back for everything they’ve done for you, move out because you’re too old to be at home, and get married because they no longer want to support you. And although they looked down at your dating life, this all needs to happen around the age of 25.
Are There Jobs Out There Other Than a Doctor or Lawyer?
That would be a no, there aren’t any other jobs.
Never Being on Time
When you tell your parents you have to be somewhere at a certain time…2 hours later they’re ready to go and they ask why you were rushing them. As if it’s your fault they were late
What are some things you’ve experienced with your foreign parents?
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