You Know Your Kid is Growing Up in Asia when...

1. ...when your child checks every stall of an empty bathroom to count how many "sit down" potties and how many "squatties".

2. ...when she turns down carrot cake... (of the Asian variety--a fried taro root patty)

3. ...when at dessert time you say, "No, honey, one red bean bun is enough for today."

4. ...when your child's excuse for not sharing on the playground is, "But mom, they don't speak English!" ...and she's right.

5. ...when the rite of passage from childhood to maturity is the able use of chopsticks.

6. ...when, during a major holiday, you actually give your 3 year old a real lantern to parade around with, and a real lit candle inside it. What was I thinking?

7. ...when the summer ice cream flavor options are "green bean", "lechee fruit," "corn,"
and "pea".

8. ...when her pre-school classmates have make-up school days on Sundays, and they really all go.

9. ...when you hear them singing Chinese songs in their sleep.

10. ...when, on the way home from the grocery story, your child asks, "Mom, can we ride a rickshaw home this time?"