Posted on November 6, 2007 by thesamoanwoman
A friend called on Sunday and we had a lovely visit over the phone. She updated me on the latest in her nook of the woods and I brought her up to speed on what’s been happening with my hubby and kids. Somehow we got to talking about some Samoan parents and the expectations they [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2007 by thesamoanwoman
We don’t live close to family anymore. As far as I know we’re the only Polynesians in the county. So we don’t have the big to’ana’is that we used to have. I have to say I do miss it. I miss the big family gatherings. However, that wasn’t always the case. I used to hate [...]
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