Well Thank Goodness...

Gemma doesn't have my chinky eyes. 

What?

Yesterday one of my mom's coworkers told me that he liked my chinky eyes, that his ex-wife had chinky eyes like mine... and that Gemma doesn't have my chinky eyes... her eyes are big. 

Normally I would've clocked him in the face, but I didn't. His only saving grace was that he is Filipino, so Asian himself, which is the only reason I let it go. I guess he figures it's okay to say the "c" word to another Asian person.

Quite honestly, i don't think my eyes are that "chinky", whatever that means. I mean there are smaller, more stretched-out looking eyes out there. I think with me, my face is fat (yes, i admit it) and so my eyes look smaller. Also, my glasses prescription is -9.25 in each eye, so my lenses greatly reduce the size of my eyes.

When i was little, my eyes were just like Gemma's. and just like Gemma, i didn't have that extra eyelid fold like the white folks have, but my eyes were big like hers. i'll post a picture some time just to show you.

I worry now that somebody someday is gonna tell Gemma her eyes are chinky and she will resent me for it. I guess the best thing i can do is try to raise her to love her korean side so she can stick up for herself and her background... and i guess i can't protect her from all the ignorance in this world...