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Big family gatherings. I did not particularly enjoyed them growing up (I come from big extended families) but when I became a parent they were unbereable so I just stopped attending. I couldn't fathom to subject my child to all that nonsense. Best decision ever! While cousins fight over who brings what side dish for Christmas I will be relaxing in a hammock by the beach, thank you very much.
I share this sentiment. School was such a drag and I miss nothing about it.
"Perfect is the enemy of good enough" This changed my view about so many things: Exercise, it's fine if I don't go 100% everyday. Work, it's perfectly fine to negotiate agreements. Etc.
Good for you OP! Spanish is such a rich, beautiful sounding language.
My best bet, aside from full immersion is to first, take lessons in order to learn good foundations and know how stuff works and then, hire a language coach who can help you with your specific request.
Source: I help people doing exactly that. Some want to learn an accent, some want to lose an accent, some people need help getting more confident in their second or third language, etc.
I thought I knew stuff about nutrition, then I hired a professional and learned that lots of so called "healthier" or "better" foods were not so. I also learned not to think about food in terms of good or bad, food has no morals. It has been a great adventure to learn so much about how to take care of myself and feed me in the best way that I can each day.
It is! We were expecting him back in January.
No of course not. They deserve to know the truth and share the joy.
Kind of related: The barn where my kid goes to for lessons has an option for the horse owners that in case their animal dies (there are strict rules about the cause of death etc), the animal's corpse can be donated to the local zoo to feed carnivores.
My SO works from another continent from time to time, he has been gone for a month now but today he told me that he's going to be home for christmas. My kid is going to be over the moon!
Dude, that would have been a great start for my day, like, first accomplishment done! Plus it is great coming back home to a "no chore house" as we call it: No garbage to take out, no meal to cook, no toys to be picked up, no laundry to be fold, etc. I absolutely love the feeling of it.
Yes I was, my parents wanted me to practice my english. I lived with a family in Indiana for a bit and then lived with another familly in North Dakota. Both families were different but I liked the one in Bismarck better, the girls from the Muncie family were mean to me the whole time. My parents booked the experience through a private agency, not really sure how that worked (it was the nineties). ETA: I was 12 years old when I started the exchange and went back to my home country at 15