Good suggestions

I understand Elian's situation and conern too. After living aboard independently for many years,  some times it is hard to communicate with our own parents in addition to the nature generation gap between us. Living under the same roof for several months is not easy for people with different mentality. My parents are both teachers like your mom and some times they drive me crazy because they comment on everything, always intend to criticize or give out "suggestions". I sure appreciate they effort helping us and I try to remind myself often about it too.

Btw, I thought American do call their parents or inlaws "extended family" outside their own core family. Maybe I am wrong? Anyone can clear this? 

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• 对于这个问题，我昨天问了几个人，全是白人 -小小巧克力豆- ♀ (2834 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 10:00:00

• extended family 我觉得是COUSIN 阿，阿姨伯伯之类。。 -卡洛拉- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 10:12:12

• 所以为什么我连ABC都没问，免得人家说ABC不够西化~~ -小小巧克力豆- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 10:42:38

• ho ho ho ,在美国混成这样,还思想都西化了,呵呵,根本上的西化不了,就摸个皮毛.没素质. -老树发芽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 11:07:56

• CONCERN 可以有，但是她的一些要求比如烫老公衣服之类实在太过分阿。。 -卡洛拉- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 10:13:06

• 嘿嘿，如果她的英文表达像你这样，大家就不会骂她了，英文不好，又不用中文，误解了也是她自己的错。哈哈， -知福惜福- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 10:21:10

• 说的就是她的想法，英文不好还非说只会用英文思想。哼哼。。 -卡洛拉- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2011 postreply 13:11:33