tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871807272805720351.post7492663730535914659..comments2023-03-25T04:38:38.875-04:00Comments on Lisa's Reflections: TCKs and the OlympicsLisa Gertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12884913018017514656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871807272805720351.post-34612123148924951162012-09-05T16:41:30.735-04:002012-09-05T16:41:30.735-04:00Lisa,
You know I'm a TCK, too, and I've al...Lisa,<br />You know I'm a TCK, too, and I've always thought how neat it would be for my children to live overseas for a time, although I don't see that likelihood in our future. I love that you children are aware of the world in which they live and that the U.S. shouldn't be the center of everything. I think they will have more empathy for others because of their experiences living in other countries.Mrs. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052317593977046369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871807272805720351.post-65306943851625070362012-08-07T16:51:30.841-04:002012-08-07T16:51:30.841-04:00Thank you, James, for reading and commenting. My w...Thank you, James, for reading and commenting. My words are not nearly as eloquent as yours, but I appreciate your kindness. Yes, my children sound like they've had similar experiences to yours. I look forward to reading more of your own blog (only read one entry so far, and it was *amazing* -- I resonated with it so much!)... Thanks again!<br />LisaLisa Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12884913018017514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871807272805720351.post-18740002188457725452012-08-07T14:43:15.549-04:002012-08-07T14:43:15.549-04:00Excellent post. It would appear your kids and I ha...Excellent post. It would appear your kids and I have something substantial in common. I, too, grew up outside of my parent's passport country. I also wasn't in a military family, nor were we missionaries of any sort. It was strict expat life based on my father's extreme knowledge of the waste industry. I also never spent much more than 2 years anywhere, except America where I now reside, which is certainly not my birth country nor my parents passport country (well it is now, we all naturalized for dual citizenship last October). <br /><br />Reading this makes me wonder if your kids are like I was then, clinging to the heritage of my parents because it just felt right at the time, but then as I got older, developing a sense of global-nationality that ended up producing a substantial resistance to any solid culture or community that wasn't one of the world, or at least had qualities of varying cultures. Regardless, the world is always better off when given intelligent, caring, and globally minded thinkers, and your kids certainly seem to possess all these qualities already. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing. I loved it. <br /><br />James R. Mitchener<br />http://thirdculturekidlife.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943432024838273179noreply@blogger.com