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Still on my break from wiring the last two switches in the family room, I discovered the following in my draft post folder. This one stood out among its legion of unfinished brethren since the child in the story is two years older than when this event took place. So much for blogging as personal record keeping. The post was heading off into a commentary on people trying and failing to impress others, but you don't care about that. We'll just keep it to the anecdote.
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Recently I walked through the family room while a few of my children were watching Ni Hao, Kai-lan. Whatever meager Mandarin abilities I once had are almost entirely gone, but when one of the characters said something in the unmistakable tone used in children's shows about to engage in a teaching moment, I said the phrase in Chinese. Five seconds later the character translated her English comment into Mandarin. Luckily, I'd picked all the right words as she said the exact phrase I'd used.
My eight year old, who was holding a sibling on the coach, was in awe. She knows her mother speaks Japanese but somehow paternal language abilities have not been emphasized as well. This will have to be corrected at a future family home evening with the theme, "Why your father is awesome".
It's likely to be a long evening.
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Recently I walked through the family room while a few of my children were watching Ni Hao, Kai-lan. Whatever meager Mandarin abilities I once had are almost entirely gone, but when one of the characters said something in the unmistakable tone used in children's shows about to engage in a teaching moment, I said the phrase in Chinese. Five seconds later the character translated her English comment into Mandarin. Luckily, I'd picked all the right words as she said the exact phrase I'd used.
My eight year old, who was holding a sibling on the coach, was in awe. She knows her mother speaks Japanese but somehow paternal language abilities have not been emphasized as well. This will have to be corrected at a future family home evening with the theme, "Why your father is awesome".
It's likely to be a long evening.
2 Comments:
I think that's too much for one evening. Let's make it the theme for the month of September and we'll divide your awesomeness into sections --giving each the time it deserves. I'll submit an outline by mid-month and wait for your approval.
We were recently at Legoland and Zane heard the people in front of us speaking Chinese. He said Ni-Hao to them and then hid behind me. I blame his friendliness on his mother.
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