[Marilyn]

We share a lot of traits with much of the lower 48, but we claim they are our originals. Our daughter who went to a Christian college in Arkansas and met people from all over the country, and the world, said that people don't like, and make fun of, people from Texas because of our state pride.

We won't apologize for it. After all, we are Texans!! If we'd been living in another state when I was pregnant, I would have wanted to come home so that our daughters would have been native Texans. Thank goodness, we didn't have to move. I know it sounds crazy, but most of us who have been here for a couple of generations or more just love our state. As you should love yours.

Is the people not liking Texans part really true??