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Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Bilingual Baby Talk

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stream-of-consciousness-sundayHere is my 5 minute brain dump as part of this great series. Here goes …

We only speak English at home. All BiP’s books are in English, all her DVD’s are in English but obviously when we are out and in French speaking company we speak French.

At 17months BiP is saying a few words. What has become apparent is that no matter what we try to drum into her as the word for this or that she will use the word that is most applicable and relevant to her.

DaddyinProvence wanted to be called “Papa” but to BiP he is “Daddy” and she says it so perfectly it makes my heart melt.

I want to be Mummy, not Mum, not Ma, MUMMY. And what does she call me? “Maman” which is the French for Mummy and I hate it. It drives me nuts.

Other words include “Ka-ka” which she uses for “Poo” – in France they say anything dirty is “ka-ka” and obviously poop is “ka-ka” also – I guess it’s easier for her to say that than Poo-Poo but it still gets me.

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the fact that she will be bilingual without even realising but since I struggle so much with French I find it bizarre that MY baby is speaking French.

The other day she said “Encore” instead of again … I was taken aback.

English still has the upper hand so I still feel like I am in charge 🙂 She waves and calls “Bye-Bye” so beautifully that even the most hardcore French speakers will follow up their “Au Revoir” with “Bye-Bye”!

Anyone else experienced the same thing with their bilingual baby?

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This is my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

  • Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
  • Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
  • Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
  • Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
  • Link up your post at all.things.fadra.
  • Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

 

Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Life’s Soundtrack

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stream-of-consciousness-sundayHere is my 5 minute brain dump as part of this great series. Here goes …

I dislike silence. I always have. I have a terrible habit of killing songs too.

I listen to the same song on repeat until they make my skin crawl. Some say this is a Leo trait.

I can’t say I have a particular type of music I love – I can tell you what I don’t like though!

After whiling away precious quiet time on YouTube today I found myself watching my favourite clips from the Moulin Rouge musical.

I can’t tell you how many times I watched the movie.  I love it.

So, I’m sharing one of my favourite scenes:

I sometimes wish my life was a musical – how sad is that? (There I said it and I guess I’ll click publish too.)

Then I feel sad that I really can’t sing for love or for money … I feel sad for BiP who clearly doesn’t know any better when she claps her hands in delight when I sing.

Now with Spotify I guess it can – except all my friends on Facebook will know about it.

So, if you are my friend on Facebook and see me listening to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack for the millionth time you can only guess as to whether I am swanning around in a corset and gown …

Does your life have a soundtrack? What does it sound like?

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This is my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

  • Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
  • Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
  • Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
  • Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
  • Link up your post at all.things.fadra.
  • Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.