Hi Shannon,
I notice you didn't quote the last part of my
metaphore. It was meant to be somewhat ominous.
I had written:
> > You can't hasten the growth of a flower
> > by pulling on it.
I heard this, in all places, in a pocket-sized text-
book in German for learning Japanese.
> > What's important is input input input.
This was my next thought, and with the flower analogy
fresh in my mind led naturally to...
> > Water and fertilize that flower of English
> > and it will bloom.
And then to tie it in to the over all theme of trying
to encourage you to count your blessings, I wrote:
> > Pretty soon it will take over your garden.
That was meant to be ominous - kind of like "attack
of the killer tomatoes" or "little shop of horrors"
- or at the very least like those violets out in my
back garden that have taken over the grass.
As a side note, today, while playing outside in the
snow with my kids, my son said something to me in
English. I asked him about it. Here's how it went:
Father: Kial vi parolas al mi angle?
Son: Because I want you to learn.
He didn't believe me when I told him that I already
speak English fairly well - and with many of his
relatives. Maybe he was just fooling with me.
> Is that to avoid friction with my husband?
Mostly I was thinking that your son needs to feel like
he's accepted. I would encourage you to bring up the
matter with your parents ahead of time, when your
son is not around. I can totally sympathise with
your parents' (potential) concern, so it's good to
try to see it from their point of view and give them
a chance to adjust to the idea that maybe their
grandson really *does* understand everything, even
though he's not responding in English yet. The worst
thing they could do is to cause a fuss in front of
your son, which could make him think that something
is wrong.
I'd really try to put a positive spin on it. "Hi
mom, I want to let you know that your grandson has
done a wonderful job of learning Spanish this last
year or so. We're looking forward for him to be
able to spend some time with you so he can hear
more English too. Don't be surprised if he doesn't
speak English right away. If he says something in
Spanish, rest assured that he has understood you,
since he understands everything I say in English."
One last thing, Lymaris wrote:
> Just tell his grand parents to
> give him a couple of months and they shall
his English
> take off and live the growth by themselves..
I was reading quickly the first time I read the note
and skipped the second line.
I THOUGHT Lymaris wrote:
> Just tell his grand parents to
> take off and live the growth by themselves..
I suppose telling them to take off wouldn't be a good
idea if you're living whem them. :-)
Amike,
Tomaso Alexander
Rochester NY USA
www.NightinGael.net
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Amike salutas,
Thomas/Tomaso ALEXANDER.
www.NightinGael.Net
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