INSULTING MY MOM?!!? *NOT CLICKBAIT*
Every immigrant child dreams of living the American lifestyle. Whether that be hanging out with boys or going to sleepovers. I’m sure Thi Buong can vouch for this statement. My biggest struggle when assimilating my family into the American culture was eating American food. When I was no older than 5 years old, I remember my mom losing her mind the first time I asked for McDonalds “Why would you want that? We have food at home.”; she thought I was insulting her Middle Eastern food. Since I was young, I didn’t realize why she would have taken this offensively. I wasn’t aware there was a difference between foods, whether they were cultural or not, I thought the food my mom was cooking was American because I was in America. Not too long after this traumatic event, I was hanging out with my friend and my sisters. My sisters were there because if one of us goes somewhere, we go together. Apparently, we were strong enough to fight five 200-pound men, if necessary. Her parents decided we ...