Great post! I’m raising my children bilingual in Southern California and although my partner speaks Spanish he doesn’t use it regularly with the kids. So just like you, I feel enormous pressure to pass down this language that they care nothing about 🤪 The added pressure in my brain to constantly translate everything in my head when they answer in English (almost always) doesn’t help my parenting burnout. It’s a tough spot! Thank you for your reflection. Also you helped me see how my kids feel when their grandparents call on the phone 😅😂
Thank you and thank you for sharing. The translation parenting burnout is so real. I constantly ask mine to repeat in Polish and I don't blame them for being annoyed and rolling their eyes at me as I am often annoyed with myself for saying it over and over again, and of course I am so so tired. I am trying to be softer and more understanding about it all but it's such a tough balance.
Great post! I’m raising my children bilingual in Southern California and although my partner speaks Spanish he doesn’t use it regularly with the kids. So just like you, I feel enormous pressure to pass down this language that they care nothing about 🤪 The added pressure in my brain to constantly translate everything in my head when they answer in English (almost always) doesn’t help my parenting burnout. It’s a tough spot! Thank you for your reflection. Also you helped me see how my kids feel when their grandparents call on the phone 😅😂
Thank you and thank you for sharing. The translation parenting burnout is so real. I constantly ask mine to repeat in Polish and I don't blame them for being annoyed and rolling their eyes at me as I am often annoyed with myself for saying it over and over again, and of course I am so so tired. I am trying to be softer and more understanding about it all but it's such a tough balance.