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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are allowing them to have a very shallow relationship (both parties: the kids and the parents). It is sad that you have allowed this to continue (well beyond your child care needs!)

Your parents will die without knowing your kids and vice versa. I would discuss your hesitation honestly with the kids (why the mystery??). Then see who is more amenable to learning the language. I mean in the interim, they can even use google translate.

I feel bad for your parents, really.

Your kids seem to sense that this set up is odd.

[b]PS-By adulthood, most people wish they had learned a second language in childhood. [/b]Do you have hangups about that because you are a first generation American? It would help your kids, who would find the process much easier than your grandparents. You could make it a fun game, starting with vocabulary that would come up on a visit. [/quote]

Wishing it and taking the time and having the discipline to do it are different. I'm first generation and spent many summers in my mom's native country, but I still have limited abilities in that language. [/quote]

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