tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452170266037097261.post8530483429187206246..comments2023-09-01T03:17:02.580-07:00Comments on Adventist Homemaker: This week's plansCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452170266037097261.post-77721848712180091622013-10-21T13:31:18.083-07:002013-10-21T13:31:18.083-07:00I know it was mostly a side note, but I'm appr...I know it was mostly a side note, but I'm appreciating that you mentioned Dorian Gray. I've been feeling like a pretty awful slacker in the bloggy-book-club department and it's encouraging that there's still someone reading along with me even though I haven't been reading along with others very well so far this year. bekahcubedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449654823418176968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452170266037097261.post-8655020445209978182013-10-15T11:42:47.246-07:002013-10-15T11:42:47.246-07:00Until yesterday I had no idea how long I'd bee...Until yesterday I had no idea how long I'd been away from "blog land", I had no idea about your upcoming adoption. In fact I went back and glanced through old posts I think I haven't been around since April or May. Congratulations. Oh and happy anniversary and Happy birthday to your husband. (I tried to comment yesterday but had some bogger issues). I think it is wonderful that you are trying to learn Chinese and as you are talking about an older child you may be more proficient in Chinese than she is in English for some time and while she adjusts to life in the US your knowledge of Chinese could be quite useful. Also I am sure that she will appreciate that you have made an effort to learn her original language and country. In my experience children who move to a new country and language after 7-10 years of age usually retain an accent even into adult years (my friends all have), despite being completely fluent in their new language. So just enjoy learning and think that some time in the future you may be able to share "private jokes" and a "secret language" allowing you to bond in an additional way. I have 3 languages (plus a little Italian) and being able to discretely say something privately to a family member in a group frequently comes in handy - often it only needs to be one word to convey a message. For example clothes shopping with an over eager assistent nearby, switch to another language and say to mum/daughter that the outfit is hideous and you can move to the next item without offending anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452170266037097261.post-26782957872914154882013-10-14T07:18:59.559-07:002013-10-14T07:18:59.559-07:00Happy Anniversary!Happy Anniversary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452170266037097261.post-18778024406275500342013-10-13T20:20:13.384-07:002013-10-13T20:20:13.384-07:00Yes, kids can be different, even in the same famil...Yes, kids can be different, even in the same family. My eldest switched to English right away when we moved to the states during my husband's job move. The second daughter hung on to her Japanese until she had perfect English then switched. The third daughter is still fluent in both. They all kept enough to work during college at Japanese restaurants or return to Japan for summer jobs and speak with relatives here. Their school did them a dis-service by insisting they take the JNL ...Japanese as a National Language...in HS instead of JFL (for foreigners), causing them to fail before they could be switched and turning them off to language study. My twin was an expert in Chinese and I speak lousy Japanese ... but I can get myself into trouble and back out.Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.com