For those of you raising or who have raised a bilingual child

What did that look like during early stages of language development? Did they prefer one language over another, mix words and phrases, etc? I'm just curious to hear about your experiences.

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empanadas · 31-35, M

My parents threw me into a school based on the american system in latin america, so i would forget how to speak spanish while living in the states.

Not sure if there's a tagalog school nearby where they can go on the weekends or after school

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@empanadas They wanted you to forget your native language? Did they speak both?

empanadas · 31-35, M

@SwampFlower my bad wrong i commented off thinking i was replying to a post by @GunFinger

empanadas · 31-35, M

@SwampFlower my native lanague is technically both, spanish and English. i learned them at the same time by my parents wanted to make sure i was fleuent in spanish and i wouldnt forget it. So i got sent to americanized school in costa rica where they teach you american english while the main classes were in spanish

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@empanadas ohh okay. Sorry I misunderstood.

empanadas · 31-35, M

@SwampFlower naw my bad i was losing my mind when i commented apparently lmao 🤣

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@empanadas shiiit it happens lmao