Which one am I? Its so confusing!

Have you filled out your Census yet?

Took you all of 5 minutes right?

Well, did you know that Adam scratched his head for more than that trying to remember my "race and origin"

I guess its so much easier when your a white male.

For me, he had to figure out if I was Hispanic, Latino, Spanish, Mexican, Mexican American or Chicano.

He knew I wasn't Puerto Rican, Cuban, Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, or Salvadorian! Whew, huh!

When he asked me what I was,

I gave him the answer my dad taught me to give

"I'm American"

"No Hun, What are you?"

"American!"

"It wants to know what type of race you are. What are you?"

So I decided to give him the lecture my dad gave me. I chuckled as I said,

" Well, lets see...Do I come from Hispania? No? Then I am not Hispanic. Did I come from Latinoa? Guess I am not that either! Hmmmmm, Chicano-a? Nope, I am not Chicano either. Was I born in Spain? Mexico? Nope! Guess I am not Spanish or Mexican!

So I am AMERICAN!"

Good thing I have a good spirited husband!

Finally, he just said, I put you down as Mexican AMERICAN.

I agreed, begrudgingly.

Then Adam asked, "What is Jack? He's half and half, no? OH and Sydney too, what is she?"

OH BROTHER!

I said "In my mind, half white trumps half Mexican American, so our kids are white."

Jack Montgomery Krebs, the Mexican? Geez!

Darn Census. With all this discussion, that little form took 1/2hour out of our day. Funny huh!