His teacher prompted him to tell me why he had it by asking him “beth ydy dy enw di?”, to which he answered
“Rhys ydw i”.
Which left me feeling really proud of him and a little bit ashamed of myself because I realised that my not-quite 4 year old son now knows more Welsh than me!
I’ve lived in Swansea for nearly 15 years now and have picked up a few Welsh words, some expressions and a little bit of an accent. But I’m definitely still English.
I love the fact that my children are growing up in Wales and that they’ll have that sense of national identity. I’ll happily tick the ‘Welsh’ box on forms for them, rather than ‘British’. But I do think it’s important that they know that half of their family is English and that that side of their heritage is also celebrated!
Which is why every year on St George’s day I proudly display the card my parents send me and dress the children in the England tops they buy for them!
Knowing it’ll wind my Welsh father-in-law up has nothing to do with it I’m sure!
Happy St George’s Day and hope your children enjoyed celebrating that side of their heritage 🙂
Thank you Louise! x