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[quote=Anonymous]Bilingualism is a thing, so if your kids can understand her, she's not speaking her native language "too much". There is, however, etiquette to multilingual situations, and she doesn't seem to be aware of norms. When we speak with our kids around family in their first language (not English) we do a quick run-down in English for the other people in the room. She should not have Brazilian friends over and carry on conversations entirely in Portuguese in your family room with you around, anymore than she should be on her phone the entire time. If you're all cooking dinner together, it's fine for her to say a line or two to a friend without a translation, but not to be exclusive. [/quote]
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