Wednesday, July 16, 2008

on not being bilingual

e: when is leah's birthday, mom?
m: I'm not sure, sometime soon, I know-because her birthday party is coming up.
e: how old is she going to be?
m: five, like you are.
e: that means I'll go to kindergarten before her since I'm already five.
m: no, actually, all five-year-olds start kindergarten at the same time in september
e: so I'll see her then?
m: no, Leah's going to a different kindergarten, one where they speak Chinese.
e: why?
m: Leah is from China, so her Mommy & Daddy thought it would be neat for her to get to learn in Chinese.
e: I want to learn in this
m: this what?
e: this what we're talking, I want to learn in the same as this.
m: you mean english?
e: yes
m: well, that's good then, because you are going to english speaking kindergarten.

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