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When Your Accent Becomes a Source of Family Shame

My children mock my accent when I speak their father's language and I'm starting to go silent rather than face their embarrassment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Linguistic vulnerability within family systems can create withdrawal from communication rather than continued efforts at connection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Multilingualism and its gifts?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.