<p>Interesting thread. A few days ago, as part of the lesson I was teaching, I played the part of Sor Juana de la Cruz and said a few sentences in Spanish. Questions came up about my ethnic heritage and I told the class that my dad’s parents were from Mexico. One kid raised his hand and asked, “but are you full?” I just wasn’t thinking about what he meant, but it was around 11:30 and I’d had a piece of toast around 6:00, so I answered that I was starving. It took me a while to get that he was asking if I am “full-blooded Mexican,” whatever that is.</p>
<p>Back to the original question, we’ve never even thought to be concerned about the issue with our daughters. Integrity, respect, humor, gentleness, tenacity…those are the kinds of attributes that matter. I did give one little admonition to D2 as she started her freshman year, and that was to think long and hard before falling seriously in love with someone who is borrowing $45,000 a year to attend her college!</p>