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[quote=Anonymous]Henry: derived from the French name Henri, which is derived from old German name Heimeric that means “house ruler.” “Heim,” means home and “Ric,” which means ruler.

Henry and its variants have been given to several kings and noblemen across Europe. The Normans introduced the name to England where it was given to eight kings. The most infamous royal Henry is King Henry VIII (1509-2547). He founded  an entire new Christian denomination for England (English Reformation giving birth to Anglican Church although many services similar to Catholic liturgy) in order to be legally and morally justified in running through wives like mid life crises car leases. In just 38 years, he squeezed in six wives and beheaded two because they couldn’t have sons for him.

Helene: Greek origin, meaning "shining light". Helene is a variant of the Greek names Eleanor and Helen.

Helene reached a high of Number 228 in the US in 1916, when ene, ine and een names were all the rage, and stayed in the Top 500 until 1962, making a final exit in 1970. It still ranks well in its native France, and even more in Norway (#70).

You are a descendent of the French aristocrat and military officer Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, (1757-1834), known in the US as Lafayette. Lafayette fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanded American troops in several battles, including the siege of Yorktown. After returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. He is considered a national hero in both countries.

Lafayette worked with Thomas Jefferson to establish trade agreements between the United States and France which aimed to reduce America's debt to France. He joined the French abolitionist group Society of the Friends of the Blacks which advocated the end of the slave trade and equal rights for free blacks. He urged the emancipation of slaves and their establishment as tenant farmers in a 1783 letter to George Washington, who was a slave owner. Washington refused to free his slaves, but expressed interest in the young man's ideas.

Your family has borrowed the ironic and rhetorical La Fayette family Motto “CUR NON?”
(Latin for "Why not?" to justify saying yes to many unexpected opportunities in life.

You encourage Henry and Helene to take pride in their French heritage and lofty ideals. Of course, their first solid foods were croissants.

In DC, you regularly dine outside at quaint French cafés such as Le Diplomate with Francophone-inspired dishes and beverages (Bourbon Coffee, salade niçoise and Pain au chocolat) … lBon appétit!

Like all good French families, you have a thin ruler to whack your “enfants terrible” (children whose inopportune conduct or remarks cause embarrassment) discretely under the table when their public table manners are not up to par. Henry and Helene’s table manners are the envy of your friends at the Rochambeau French International School in Bethesda.

You are a regular patron of all DC Art Exhibits related to French culture such as Mon Cheri Gallery, which features Haitian fine art. Your family takes regular guided tours in French at the National Museum of African Art. Naturally, you are patrons of The National Gallery’s French impressionist and post-impressionist tableaux, the Philips Collection houses with works by Degas, Monet, Renoir, and Rodin, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ French portrait collection.

Henry and Helene have grown up attending  concerts at the  The Opera Lafayette, an instrumental ensemble, performs eighteenth-century French compositions, specifically operatic works.

You see most contemporary French cinematic productions at the Avalon Theatre in Chevy Chase or the French Embassy.

Henry and Helene have toured the Library of Congress to see the rare editions of Jules Verne novels and original maps drawn by Samuel Champlain, and over one million works of printed French works. If it were possible to organize children’s parties in the European Reading Room at the Library of Congress (scavenger hunter to find French treasures), you would have done so

Your family celebrates Bastille Day at the Hillwood Museum’s annual French festival. Hillwood, the grand estate of Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, sits on 25 acres overlooking Rock Creek Park in northwest Washington DC. Along with a world renowned collection of Russian and French decorative arts, Hillwood also features extensive gardens and special exhibitions.

Each French festival, Henry and Helene listen to traditional French music, decorate jewelry boxes, make French hats,  and tour the fine art collection. This festival, timed to Bastille Day, celebrates Marjorie Post’s first collecting passion: eighteenth-century French decorative arts.

You look down on Francophiles who  wear red berets and walk around with 26” baguettes in tote bags emblazoned with the French flag as if this represents the height of sophistication. However, you have a soft spot for friends who gift Henry and Helene with Eiffel Tower Lego sets.

SAHM 🇫🇷 [/quote]

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