Fish Cheeks

I liked the way Amy Tan wrote about her embarrassing childhood with her Chinese family. Her describing words made it seem like I was there in her dining room watching the two different ethnic families enjoy a Christmas Eve dinner. She reminded me of my own childhood, growing up in a house with hippie parents. Going to the public schools in Sebastopol, your not around the other hippie kids that are in the charter schools. My friends had very straight parents and that is what I wanted. I was always embarrassed by the foods my parents bought, the clothes they wore, and the way they acted. Reading Fish Cheeks reminded me of how I use to be ashamed, now that I am older I see now I couldn't ask for any better parents.