nosebleed

As you may have surmised, my son is English-speaking. He doesn't understand you if you talk t him in the dialect although he follows some words such as tubig, among others. Because I am used to talking to him in English, I sometimes lapse into speaking English with other people.

Last night, I had dinner with my girlfriends and while we were talking, I asked one of them a question in English. And she says, did you forget I'm not you're son, you're giving me nosebleed. Hahaha! I said sorry, I forgot.

They are amazed that my son can speak English really well. One time, we were together and we were heading for home. The baby didn't want them to get in the car and he was screaming "those kids are getting in the car, I don't like them!" Of course, they had to grin and bear it. They had to explain to him they needed to ride with us because they had no vehicle. And the baby just ignored them although he did say goodbye when they left.

I know my son will learn Filipino and the vernacular in a few years but at least he knew English first. At least I can be sure he won't have problems with it in school. Math, on the other hand, is another concern.