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Scenario

Why children's language corrections can feel like rejection of immigrant parents

My college-educated kids correct my English in front of others and I know they are embarrassed by my accent and it hurts deeply

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your children's mastery of the dominant language inadvertently highlights your outsider status and makes you feel diminished in their eyes.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cultural belonging — heritage and diaspora?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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