Gabriel stood by me in the kitchen and asked if I could have some "Siri-O-O-O." As I didn't have a clue what he was talking about, bending down to his level, I asked him to repeat what he said. Still, I could not figure it out. So I asked him to show me what he wanted. He went to the cupboard, opened it, and pointed to the cereal.
Okay, I like that word Siri O-O-O. I am not going to correct him!
He usually asks if I have chocolate crunchy cereal (that I buy just for us: COCOA PUFFS!) and used to use the French pronunciation for chocolate and cereal. Although, since he started speaking English to me, he just said it in a cuter version without meaning to be cute.
Yes, Gabriel has started to speak English to me. It is the beginning, and darling to hear him structure his sentences and find his words.
Gabriel speaks only French to everyone else, even his Mother, who has never spoken French to him. He told her, "Maman, you no longer need to speak English to me. I know it now and will speak to Vavie." He said that in French.
Oh, raising bilingual children is an adventure. Even though when Chelsea and Sacha were young, and I did not speak French, it was challenging to have them speak English together.
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