Spanglish Mentiras
For years my younger son has had the habit of crawling into my lap at the dinner table after he finishes eating. I don’t remember why, how or when this started – I only know that he’s a big 10 year old now with unwieldy limbs, and this tradition is becoming uncomfortable. This is the conversation we had at breakfast this morning.
10 year old: Let me sit with you!
Me: No, ahorita no, this chair isn’t built for two people. La silla se va a quebrar.
10 year old: Por fa? I’ll wash the dishes!
Me: Mentira!
10 year old: I’m not mentira-ing, I really will!
I love his Spanglish, but his Spanish is getting better when he chooses to use it – His bribing skills though, are quite advanced. Check out a post I wrote for SpanglishBaby called, The Lesser Known Dangers of Bribing a Bilingual Child.
Posted on April 22, 2012, in humor, niños, Spanglish. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
I love it, I love it, I love it. ¡Me encanta your Spanshlish! I have so much missed all this, out here in the blissful Mallorcan boondocks. Blessings on you all and… thank you! xxx Zzz
“mentira-ing” AWESOME!