Comments on: Bilingualism: When Extended Family Doesn’t Approve

By: Paulina B

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By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:33:48 +0000

I love seeing my son teach them words – they get flustered, but they kind of enjoyed it! (although they wouldn’t admit it to me!)

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:32:56 +0000

Interesting point about the prestige of a language – and I have to admit I hadn’t thought of that. I suppose if it were French or German they would be telling the world! (They love all things European). But they have a wonderful English speaking relationship with my son and there has never been any issues.

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:30:44 +0000

GRACIAS! Actually I am Chilena of German grandparents I believe it was an insecurity issue along with them not liking my parenting choices. We took a little “break” from them and haven’t seen them since, but we will be joining them for Thanksgiving along with my Ecuadorian sister in law and her husband. And yes, I am keeping the peace, but standing my ground.

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:27:54 +0000

GRACIAS! Good thing is that my husband backs me up 100% and he LOVES the fact we are raising a bilingual family. The next time I see them is Thanksgiving, so we’ll see how that goes

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:26:47 +0000

Well, long before my son was born he was a bit passive aggressive with other issues. This one he will have to ride out and learn to accept. I am pretty sure that somewhere down the line he will be able to gloat about his grandchild is bilingual. Congratulations to you for putting your daughter in Spanish immersion – my mother taught 3rd grade Spanish immersion and saw the enormous positive impact it had on her students and how well they did compared to the English only students.

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:23:31 +0000

Thank you so much! Yes, I agree with you, they do not like my parenting choices and my husband and I have reiterated that this is how it is going to be. We don’t live too close, but we will be seeing them for Thanksgiving and I’m sure that will give us another chance to bring this up. Because I can promise you, something will be said!

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:21:42 +0000

Thank you so much for the words of encouragement! I know I am doing the right thing, I see and hear it everyday I really think it was a bit of a personal attack on me, he likes to be the center of attention and everyone was focused on my son and his amazing language skills!! haha

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:19:36 +0000

It’s true – we have never ever had an incident where he couldn’t speak to them in English and they will just have to eat their words. I thought they would be so proud – after all my husband grew up in Toyko (lived there for most of his life) and learned Japanese just fine. They love to tell everyone about that, but somehow don’t like that their grandson can dish it out in Spanish!

By: Maria Jose @verybusymama

Maria Jose @verybusymama — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:17:53 +0000

Thanks for this! I too am very courteous and we have even spoken about how we are raising him at the grandparents dinner table, with my husband stating that I will speak to him in Spanish, but that of course he will know English. I think he should start getting used to it, as my brother in law just married an Ecuadorian woman and there is just more Spanish being spoken coming his way!