Yeah, my dad and his friends were never taught swedish, but learned enough to follow the adults' private conversation. He's lost most of it, though was surprised to find that he was unconsciously able to follow some swedish tourists' conversation one time. The minute he realized it and actively tried to follow, he couldn't. Weird.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Nov 19, 2009 4:10:03 pm PST #20348 of 30001
billytea - Nov 19, 2009 4:14:37 pm PST #20349 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
But if only one person talks to you in boring language, and you know he doesn't have to, isn't it more likely to get you to rebel? Even if you're two?
Research suggests no. My feeling is, if you're two, how do you even work out he doesn't have to? It's not going to be the only way your dad treats you differently from everyone else.
There's a related thing here, it's common advice for parents raising a bilingual child that (assuming this is practical) each parent should speak to them exclusively in one language (so, for instance, I should speak to Ryan in English and Wallybee should speak to him in Chinese). The idea is for them to pick up that they're separate languages and learn them distinctly. However, while it makes sense, the research suggests it's unnecessary. Kids will experiment with mixing the languages anyway, and they will also work out the differences anyway.
We may still do something like that. It's an easy way for us to be sure we're giving him enough exposure in each language.
SuziQ - Nov 19, 2009 4:17:17 pm PST #20350 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Hivemind question (aka, I'm scared to google) - if you are going to have a reaction to a flu shot, in what timeframe would that normally happen?
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2009 4:25:58 pm PST #20351 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My feeling is, if you're two, how do you even work out he doesn't have to?
Well, the kid worked out resistance via not listening was an option, which certainly wasn't a choice I ever had with my parents. So something was going on.
Sue - Nov 19, 2009 4:26:00 pm PST #20352 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Do you mean like developing flu-like symptoms? Dr. Google says 6-12 hours, but they should last 1-2 days
SuziQ - Nov 19, 2009 4:33:11 pm PST #20353 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I got both the regular and N1H1 shots on Tuesday, so my current headache is not related. I guess that is good but was hoping I could blame the shots.
Jesse - Nov 19, 2009 4:33:53 pm PST #20354 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
God, I'm totally obsessing about how to get to my interview tomorrow. The bus that goes right there doesn't run at the right time, and I'm only 75% sure I can actually walk from the other bus to the place. Oy.
Edit: Saved by Google Street View! Good times.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 19, 2009 4:40:05 pm PST #20355 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
where is the interview, Jesse?
Edit: Never mind!
Jesse - Nov 19, 2009 4:41:58 pm PST #20356 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just feel that regular streets should not be named "Highway," you know?
Nora, it's in Roslindale.
sarameg - Nov 19, 2009 4:42:26 pm PST #20357 of 30001
Google street view makes navigating SO much easier. I'm very visually direction oriented. I can pretty much find my way most anywhere if I've been there once.
I wish I'd been able to swim tonight. Uhg.