An intoxicating mix of relief and pride swept over me the moment my son’s Parent Teacher Meeting ended.
I only had one concern in my mind, but it has been a gargantuan one that has occupied much of my headspace. You see, I try my best to speak to him in Chinese but he responds to me in English without fail. I feel like I have been pushing a boulder up the language mountain without any success.
His Chinese teacher was quick to allay my anxiety by reassuring me that he communicates to her in Chinese.
I could have suffered a case of sour grapes because he CHOOSES not to talk to me in Chinese, but oh man, I’m just gloriously relieved. I count this as a win.
The PTM could have ended then and there, but his teacher continued to comment that he seems to have a good grasp of knowledge about animals. She even gave an example about how my boy correctly shared that birds have 羽毛 feathers 🪶.
Now, who’s the trusted adult who has been drilling Science facts into his offspring’s head? Me me me!
An intoxicating mix of relief and pride swept over me the moment my son’s Parent Teacher Meeting ended.
I only had one concern in my mind, but it has been a gargantuan one that has occupied much of my headspace. You see, I try my best to speak to him in Chinese but he responds to me in English without fail. I feel like I have been pushing a boulder up the language mountain without any success.
His Chinese teacher was quick to allay my anxiety by reassuring me that he communicates to her in Chinese.
I could have suffered a case of sour grapes because he CHOOSES not to talk to me in Chinese, but oh man, I’m just gloriously relieved. I count this as a win.
The PTM could have ended then and there, but his teacher continued to comment that he seems to have a good grasp of knowledge about animals. She even gave an example about how my boy correctly shared that birds have 羽毛 feathers 🪶.
Now, who’s the trusted adult who has been drilling Science facts into his offspring’s head? Me me me!
Thus ends my flexing here.