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@greydot It sounds like you want to bond with your child in your native language so I’d make that your priority! That’s how I felt as well but I have the added pressure of being the only solid source of English for my kids since school-taught English in Japan leaves a lot to be desired...

@greydot I agree with all the points from the other commenters, but just to address your issue of “wouldn’t be my instinct to speak English to my child, especially when not speaking it to my partner”: I’m married to a man who is a native Japanese speaker with pretty weak English skills. He’s...