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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
My son was adopted from a foreign country. He was almost five when he came to the US. In a year, he could not speak his native language.

You seriously aren't comparing a 5 year old losing his native tongue after a year and only have been talking less than 4 years with an adult (speaking in excess of 20 years) forgetting his native tongue. Apples to oranges.

The PP said people don't lose their language which is bullcrap. The POW was in captivitiy for 5 years without any English. Yes, I am comparing my son. He was in America hearing English 24/7 and lost his native language in less than a year. A language that he had heard since the day of his birth. And the first language he spoke, so no it is not apples to oranges.

I have also heard in the adoption community where older children from both Russia and China can no longer speak the language of their homeland. You obviously don't know about what you post.

06/06/2014 10:54     Subject: Bowe Bergdahl  
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Comparing a 5 year losing native language to a 28 year old losing native language is indeed apples to oranges. 
Adoptive Mother
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This is a take-off from the political  thread where an adoptive mom appears to be "arguing" with another adoptive mom regarding loss of native language.  First mom's son was adopted at 5 and already had learned to speak in his native language.  She goes on to talk about how her son lost his language and she knows other older adopted children who lost their language.  As an adopted person, I think it is the responsibility of those parents to ensure that their children do not lose their language upon adoption.  Changing the names of older children,  not giving them an opportunity to use their native language, erasing their culture...the child discussed was not a baby without memories, but a young child with an identity, language and culture. IMHO, that poster had an obligation to her new son to see he could continue to maintain that identity, including language.  [/quote]

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