My little boy is speaking French

When L was born, G made a commitment to speak French to him. And he did. But when L started talking so much and so fast, the French sadly but understandably fell by the wayside. What dad would pass up the opportunity to have a chat with his son?

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Yesterday, L was playing with some little toys at the table. I heard him go quiet, and it got my attention. He was standing there smiling and watching me. 

"What are you doing?" I asked. 

"I'm playing," he answered. 

And then one of his little men said to the other, "Au revoir." 

He stopped, looked at me for a reaction, and smiled again. 

"Good! You're speaking French! You're proud!"

The smiles broadened. "Uh huh," he replied and said it again.

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M is getting quite a lot of attention when we are out and about. Today the sweeper at our lunch place was talking to her and smiling at her. L said, "Say bonjour, M.  M can't speak French, but I can."  

He gets it!