Spanish

    My daughter's favovite show is Dora the Explorer. I love the fact that she is learning Spanish from it. My mom is Puerto Rican, and even though she made a point that we are to speak English, I was always fascinated with the Spanish language. I think it was more of the fact that I wasn't allowed to speak it (my mom is embarrasses she is mixed. I don't know why, she is just like that!) As I got older I took Spanish as a second language though I never finished it (I had a baby instead). So to hear my daughter speak the language of her grandmother and great-grandfather brings me so much joy. Even more now that my grandfather dies.

    He and my grandmother died within 6 months of each other while I was pregnant with her. They were not together, and had not been together in years, so it was especially odd for them to die so close together. That was one point in my life I actually felt sorry for my "mom." She lost both of her parents within six months of each other and, though she has many brothers and sisters, she is all alone in this world. She has no guidance from the people that are there to guide and love you forever. It was a very sad time in her life. Her other family is spread all over and she rarely speaks to them, if she does at all.

    Anyways, completely off the subject. So last week while at the park together, there is this little girl who could not speak any English. She only spoke Spanish. Well, Birdy knows very few words in Spanish but they just knew what the other was saying. I was so fascinated. I mean there must be a secret international language that children speak where they understand the other regardless of where they are from or what language they speak. I know some would say that they don't understand each other, they understand play. But I am telling you these two little girls sat and had full on "talks" and seemed to know what the other was saying. I know this from the fact as I was putting Bird in the car she says to me "Mommy wait Maria needs me to show her the bathroom." And I said " Her parents can show her the bathroom." And she says "But mommy I promised." Well as you all that have followed my blog know, promises can only be made in my house if there is no way you can break them. So I let her out of the car and she takes Maria to the bathroom. As I watched them holding hands, and walking to the bathroom, chattering back and forth, I wondered how she knew what Maria was saying. So when she got back in the car I asked her, and she said "Oh mommy she told me." I said "Yes but how did you know? She talks different from you." And she said "Mommy you say it is ok to be dif rent and be nice anyway, so I was." Well still not an answer (and I still don't know how she knew) but it was enough to let me know my kids listen and that was good enough for me.

Now whether they really know what the other is saying is way beyond me, but what I do know is that she talked to that girl for a solid hour and they both understood.

*None of this had anything to do with the point, but an interesting story....lol*

8:08 AM - 4/7/2005 - post comment

Spanglish

Iam almost full scottish, and a bit german and i have always wanted to learn Galic and German! iam very interested in my ancestry. that is sooo cute and cool that she is learning spainish and they were talking to eachother! i think that latin languages are very beautiful and the cultures are amazing! so rock on!
~Blessed Be~ MisCatt

MisCatt875 - 11:14 AM - 4/8/2005

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