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[quote=Anonymous]If they’re coming to your house once a week and speaking nonstop Cantonese, that would be annoying. I would just pick up your daughter and go to another room. Consider it a visit to your DH. It’s not family time if they don’t want to talk to you. If your DH says something, you just smile and say “I’m sorry I didn’t realize you wanted me to stay!” (Then rinse and repeat) You need to set the pattern that when they speak Cantonese you leave the room with your daughter. When you’re out at a restaurant, there’s not much you can do, except wait, but at home you leave the room. At home you can get a book, or just talk to your daughter or do something else. Don’t just sit in the living room staring into space while they refuse to speak a language you understand. Reframe it in your mind as they are so comfortable around you that they don’t feel the need to speak English. You can be comfortable enough with them to read a book, go to another room, etc. [/quote]
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