I teach English in a school in Thailand part time. I almost never teach native English speaking children. Sometimes I am teaching very young children their third language.
Often I find myself in situations like this:
I think to myself, ‘Hmm. Pretty sure that’s not Thai, Spanish, French, Dutch, German or English….’
‘Yep. Still got no idea. ‘ I look around for inspiration. Zilch.
‘Uh oh. This isn’t looking good. The p-ed off expression is heading toward a melt down expression. Think fast!’
‘Phew, that did it. Crisis averted. Still got no idea what she was trying to say.’
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This is me and my toddler…EVERYDAY! She’s only starting to babble more pronounced now and even say a few words, but man….I go through all of the possibilities faster and faster as soon as I see her face go from 🙂 to
to :{ to finally >.< haha!! Thanks so much for linking up! #MMWBH
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Haha! Love the emoticon explanation.
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Cute! And exactly how I respond to my husband’s family over the holidays. 🙂 Found you featured on #twinklytuesday
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Haha! Me too. I think inlaws are better if you don’t understand them. Welcome, Jessie!
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Brilliant post. I don’t have a clue what anyone in my house says half the time, but ‘yes’ seems to avert disaster, thanks so much for linking up with #myfavouritepost
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Haha! Careful what you’re agreeing to as they get older! Thanks for hosting!
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This is hilarious and probably true. I am so scared for the teenage years and they actually scare me a little the hormones, mood swings and attitude. I dont’ know how I will cope with two teenagers at the same time. EEEK. Hide under a rock for a few years perhaps. Can I do that? lol Thanks for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
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Teenagers scare the heck out of me too! I’m thinking boarding school…. Karma’s coming for me too, I was the worst teenager.
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Lol! Smile, nod and mouth something like ” yes”. 😊 works most of the time…or at least I get that all the time when they have no idea what I’m saying!
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🙂 I prefer OK, then I’m not technically agreeing , just in case. Because toddlers are all about technicalities. Obviously.
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wow must be tricky i have a tough time trying to understand my toddlers at times! x
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Tricky/impossible. It’s OK, I buy their love by prancing around like an idiot, singing funny songs badly and STICKERS! 🙂
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So Funny!!! Love this 🙂
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Thank you! 😀
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All too often when talking to other people’s kids I just nod and agree, because I have no idea what they want lol
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Right? I wonder if the parents understand or just pretend to keep the peace too?
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The smile and nod technique is seriously underrated lol!
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Right? They should pop it in some ‘Guide to Toddlers’ books.
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I think as a parent you automatically understand a lot of what your own child says. Other people’s children though…. not so easy! Love your pictures by the way, they look fab. #mmwbh
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Gosh, I hope so. I have no clue with other people’s kids. I am still not very good a figuring out what the crying means.
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Hehe we used to have this so much in our house and sometimes still do. My best response was an enthusiastic “Oh really???!!!!” and he would look happy 🙂
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Haha! Yes. I use that one too. Also effective with the Baby 🙂
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Oh this made me laugh so much. Boo speaks toddler babble at the minute and I am clueless we get English words sometimes and the odd Danish word too, I can’t wait til we get a more complete mix of all three – that’s going to be super confusing!
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Gosh, toddler and Danish sounds like it will be an interesting mix. Good luck with that! 🙂
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I speak the same language as my teen but still find myself using that same strategy often
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The teenage mumbles and mutterings? I was guilty of the same. Perhaps this is my comeuppance.
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Luckily my kids are 10 years old and upwards now and I only have to decipher their cool talking street slang. I could never be a teacher I have no patience whatsoever lol x
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My patience can also be a little lacking. But I’ve learned a lot of coping mechanisms :-). Ugh, not looking forward to learning new slang either.
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