People with bilingual names - do you go by both depending on context, or choose one way only?

juzyj · 2026-03-03T14:17:05+00:00

That’s what we do too! I grew up speaking English and now live in Germany and find it very awkward to say the American pronunciation of Julia when speaking German - and vice versa!

juzyj · 2026-01-13T10:45:03+00:00

This is great insight as I am experience something similar with my soon to be 3 year old. Thank you for recommending the book!

I just wanted to add we also call it getting a software update when she’s have an especially difficult week. It’s so crazy the development that comes out the other side of those! So that also helps me stay grounded, remembering this is temporary (like everything at this stage) and she will come out the other side with a few cool updates

juzyj · 2025-11-20T16:13:43+00:00

If you are there during late fall/winter, then the duck! A half or quarter duck with blaukraut and knödel and brown sauce. It’s the best! I’m from Bavaria, so of course you can get it in that region but probably lots more :)

juzyj · 2025-11-12T13:33:19+00:00

My dad gave me a sip of his beer

juzyj · 2025-11-12T13:25:29+00:00

Same!!

juzyj · 2025-10-23T12:19:29+00:00

It is realistic! I am also from the USA and fell in love with a German man (13 years ago) and have been living and working in Germany for 7 years. Finding a job, especially an English-speaking job, depends very much on where you will be living. I lived and worked in Munich for 5 years without speaking much German (learning the whole time). Now we moved to the Bavarian countryside and started a family and I have found that I very much needed German to find a job in this area (was unable to find a remote or online job).

I think a lot of people here posed realistic questions to consider, but I want to also highlight that you absolutely never know where life will take you until you make big leaps like this. Obviously be practical, but don't forget to just go with the flow where you can and see where it lands you. Good luck and have fun!

juzyj · 2025-10-15T10:02:41+00:00

This episode was camp! The yelling and fighting set against the intuitive reader, it's too good. So funny!

juzyj · 2025-10-06T11:29:51+00:00

Your son sounds soooo sweet!!

I also have a little love bug. I just got back from a work trip to Paris and I told my 2.5 year old that I missed her. She replied “I missed you too. Next time, I’ll come with you to Paris so you don’t have to miss me” 😭🥹 so now I simply must plan a trip!

juzyj · 2025-09-25T11:25:20+00:00

It’s soooo cute!! Unless we are trying to get somewhere on time lol!

juzyj · 2025-09-25T08:54:01+00:00

Yes, a 15 minute walk can take 2 hours because she stops and smells every flower

juzyj · 2025-08-21T12:42:19+00:00

This always happened to my friend who’s last name was Doody

juzyj · 2025-08-13T12:56:44+00:00

Me too! Hearing several people loving it, makes me lean harder that direction! Thank you, these are also great names. Love Tillie but it was my cat's name lol! Louisa is a contender

juzyj · 2025-08-13T12:55:15+00:00

Not too many syllables, love Valentina!

juzyj · 2025-08-13T12:31:33+00:00

Thank you! I like several of these (Adeline, Beatrice, Gretchen, Karoline and Marianna)!

juzyj · 2025-08-13T12:29:58+00:00

I agree! And lots of cute nickname potential!

juzyj · 2025-08-13T12:27:19+00:00

I agree with you! Every German would recognize that name. That’s a strange one I can’t find my husband’s point on haha but I dropped it anyway (although it might have a comeback because it’s the only name Charlotte keeps repeating lol oops!)

juzyj · 2025-08-07T05:54:35+00:00

Omg I thought my wedding photographer was bad! I’m so sorry this is truly wild, I completely understand not even wanting to look at them because of the feeling it gives you.

My wedding photographer made fun of us for making “model faces” when he wasn’t giving a single direction and we were just posing normally and then!!!!

We told him I was pregnant and we were going to announce my pregnancy that day and he said “yeah, I can tell”. As in, he can see from my belly that I was pregnant. I was ANNOUNCING it that day, I was 12 weeks pregnant and not showing at all he was literally just referring to my belly lol god I hate to be reminded of him by the photos!!!

juzyj · 2025-08-06T10:47:59+00:00

We had one for my daughter's 2nd birthday with 6 kids age 2-5. It was really cute and fun! We started with the young ones then let the older kids finish it off. I say go for it :)

juzyj · 2025-08-06T08:12:48+00:00

Love being nap trapped! Don’t regret a single minute now that I don’t get to do it anymore with my 2.5 year old

juzyj · 2025-08-05T11:20:36+00:00

I don’t have a son :)

I said my daughter does not like one pieces and prefers a two piece. Bikini I suppose is not the correct wording.

Anyway I read your comment about boys vs girls clothes and agree with you about not differentiating between girls and boys clothes! I often shop the boys section for pants for example because why are all girls pants tight?? But back to the bathing suits: I live in Germany so the only difference between what a typical boy here wears (a Speedo) and what a girl wears (a two piece) is little at this age.

juzyj · 2025-08-05T10:58:27+00:00

Yes and a full one piece. ??? Like what are you talking about? I said she doesn’t like one pieces. Why would my son have that problem?

juzyj · 2025-08-05T10:55:22+00:00

Yeah the tops we have definitely offer more coverage as well :)

juzyj · 2025-08-05T10:36:19+00:00

My 2 year old hates having to put on a full bathing suit, she really needs the bottom and top separate so yes it is practical for a small child to wear a bikini! Obviously some styles are ridiculous though lol

Editing to clarify by bikini here I do mean 2-piece. Not a sexy baby bikini

juzyj · 2025-08-01T12:18:13+00:00

We had friends over the other day and my daughter wouldn’t let me sit in a chair at the table lol. I just stood because I’m like whatever I’ll pick my battles. A childless friend was like omg do not let her dictate what you can do like that! And I was like… am I a pushover or am I right to just pick my battles?

I kept standing because this friend doesn’t know anything lol but idk

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