MrWilson
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Sounds like you’ve got your embarrassing dad dancing all ready to go then!
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Nooooo, I won’t be subjecting them to that! I’ll have to pay for the therapy they’ll need.Sounds like you’ve got your embarrassing dad dancing all ready to go then!
I’ve already made some solemn oaths not to put my child through some of the embarrassing stuff I had to live with. If my mates ever knocked at the door to ask if I was playing out my dad would shout ‘your boyfriends are here!’
Martinr36
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it don't matter at these do's, they are outside in the dark..............Nobody can see you dance...............
But they could get caught by one of my flailing arms and end up with a fractured eye socket. It’s too risky, my friend.
Martinr36
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They're all too drunk to notice, you wouldn't believe its one of the few regions in france that don't make wiine..........
Is that the tag line to the upcoming Alien film?
[serious mode on]I know more French but am banned from speaking it by Mrs Cooper
From day one make sure that Mrs Cooper speaks to the child only in French and you speak to the child only in English. I've seen that done several times and the child does not get confused and does grow up fully bilingual. Some friends of ours here (he's Greek, she's German and they both speak good English) took that a stage further. He spoke only Greek to the child, the mother spoke only German to the child and between themselves they spoke only English. The child is now fourteen and is perfectly trilingual. She switches seamlessly from one to the other. When speaking Greek she sounds like a Greek, when speaking German she sounds like a German. You can tell she's not a native English speaker, but her English is otherwise perfect.
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I note that you're originally from north of the border, so speaking English might be something of a challenge for you? Just do your best, I'm sure the child will cope....
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From day one make sure that Mrs Cooper speaks to the child only in French and you speak to the child only in English. I've seen that done several times and the child does not get confused and does grow up fully bilingual. Some friends of ours here (he's Greek, she's German and they both speak good English) took that a stage further. He spoke only Greek to the child, the mother spoke only German to the child and between themselves they spoke only English. The child is now fourteen and is perfectly trilingual. She switches seamlessly from one to the other. When speaking Greek she sounds like a Greek, when speaking German she sounds like a German. You can tell she's not a native English speaker, but her English is otherwise perfect.
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I note that you're originally from north of the border, so speaking English might be something of a challenge for you? Just do your best, I'm sure the child will cope....
Well... @AgentCooper Could have a trilingual young'un. English, French and Binary.
I was actually born in England, the only one in the family. Which means there’s always a lot of jokes at my expense at any family gathering. On the plus side, it does mean I can act as a translator for anyone who is talking to a Glaswegian and hasn’t got a clue what they’re sayingI note that you're originally from north of the border, so speaking English might be something of a challenge for you? Just do your best, I'm sure the child will cope....
Martinr36
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But you are still from north of the border...........I was actually born in England, the only one in the family. Which means there’s always a lot of jokes at my expense at any family gathering. On the plus side, it does mean I can act as a translator for anyone who is talking to a Glaswegian and hasn’t got a clue what they’re saying
I’m from Lancashire, lad! Home of flat caps, hotpot, whippets being walked around with a bit of string instead of a lead, pies and gravy!
Martinr36
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Amazing!
And here’s my county’s hardest working band in action with a beautiful ode…
Martinr36
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Best get down to Umberto's...........
KippleKat
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Ah good old pizza crunch!
*cough* removes mod
jamiephillips909
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We had our 12 week scan today! Our spawn has the correct amount of limbs and a strong heartbeat. It’s too early to tell what sex it is, I thought it was a boy but it turned out what I was looking at was a leg.
We spent a bit extra and opted for the wireless charging placenta option, no umbilical cord to zip tie away
