Years ago I had a boss who along with his wife was raising their kids to be bilingual. He would only speak Spanish to his kids and his wife would only speak English. His son understood Spanish but refused to speak it to anyone. (I think he was around six at the time). His daughter (who I think was around eight) would speak Spanish to any adult who wanted her to, because she loved the attention.
Yes! Ohmigod! Someone's blondie bear's a twenty-question genius!
Harmony ,'Help'
Spike's Bitches 35: We Got a History
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2007 8:56:12 am PDT #3680 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2007 8:56:57 am PDT #3681 of 10003
What is even happening?
Well, I LJed her, which means she'll have it in writing. So there.
SuziQ - Apr 04, 2007 9:04:46 am PDT #3682 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Farsi was my first language. When we moved to America, I shut up for a while and started speaking English. My Farsi only came out around my Persian grandma. My parents never kept up the bilingual.
Steph L. - Apr 04, 2007 9:10:32 am PDT #3683 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
35? It's 26 here!
Last week -- I swear it was in the 70s/80s.
It's 39 here. Yesterday's high was *79*. And I have a porcupine in my throat.
Cashmere - Apr 04, 2007 9:13:03 am PDT #3684 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
My Farsi only came out around my Persian grandma.
Grandma Fati is visiting from Iran this summer. She hasn't seen her granddaughter yet, so it's going to be fun. Ethan's baby sister is just starting to speak it, too--she's 18 months.
What I think is totally hilarious is that Ethan uses the English word "vagina" but uses a Farsi word for "penis." I wonder if it would be the other way around if his mother was Persian and his dad American.
Cashmere - Apr 04, 2007 9:15:52 am PDT #3685 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
It's 39 here. Yesterday's high was *79*. And I have a porcupine in my throat.
We hit 82 yesterday. We were all in shorts. Feh. Snow tomorrow. SNOW! We all have colds and I'm dying from congestion and sore throat. Owen has the same thing.
I could blame mine on toxic airplane air but our playdate on Friday had a runny nose so it could be the fault of Typhoid Audrey.
libkitty - Apr 04, 2007 9:18:27 am PDT #3686 of 10003
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
and in person soon...right?
Yes!! The end of this month. I leave here in 10 days, and I'm simultaneously chomping at the bit to leave and frantic that I won't be able to get everything done here before I leave. Buffistas!! Live and in person!! Whoot!
Also, Suzi, I'm sorry I said to talk with us and then left. I had an opportunity to LEAVE WORK, and I took it.
Plus, I had to go vote. It was a no fun election. Ptui, we shall speak of it no more.
beth b - Apr 04, 2007 9:20:26 am PDT #3687 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
ahh spring... when predicting the weather is an example of chaos
Polter-Cow - Apr 04, 2007 9:21:03 am PDT #3688 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well, I LJed her, which means she'll have it in writing. So there.
That's good! She will have a reference.
Daisy Jane - Apr 04, 2007 9:30:17 am PDT #3689 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yes!! The end of this month. I leave here in 10 days, and I'm simultaneously chomping at the bit to leave and frantic that I won't be able to get everything done here before I leave. Buffistas!! Live and in person!! Whoot!
This is me re: SF except it's 15 days, and there's a smattering of "OMG! What if they decide I suck!?!"