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So yesterday we were over at a neighbor’s house to celebrate the 4th, with fireworks, etc. and two new 8-year-old girls showed up that we hadn’t seen before.  They said that they were visiting their Aunt who lived in our neighborhood.  These girls were our around our kid’s age, so they were playing together, biking, etc.  One of our friend’s children gave the new girls some toys and some American flags in a backpack, which they proceeded to (quickly) take back to their Aunt’s house.  A few minutes later, they came back, with flags in hand (but no toys) to return them.

“What are these flags for?”

“To celebrate the 4th of July.”

They looked at the adult who said this with a confused look on their face.  When the parent came by to pick them up a few hours later, Brandy tried to talk to them in general, and found that they spoke very little English.  (The kids spoke English just fine, but with a slight accent)

So, Brandy and I were talking about it this morning — were the kids not allowed to have the flags?  They kept the other toys just fine.  How can people live in this country and not have any idea what the 4th of July is about?  Many people in this country celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and it’s not even our holiday!  Are they oblivious or do they just not care?

I hope everyone had a great (safe) holiday!

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