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AITJ for refusing to speak English to my assimilated nephews, forcing them to struggle through Spanish if they want to talk to me?

¿Soy el malo por negarme a hablar inglés con mis sobrinos y obligarlos a comunicarse en español conmigo?

OP speaks fluent English but refuses to use it with his nephews who grew up in the US, insisting they speak Spanish with him. When his excited 16-year-old nephew called to share big news in English and OP asked him to switch languages, the kid hung up — and now the whole family is questioning OP's approach.

Tengo 34 años y vivo en Buenos Aires. Mi hermana Catalina, cinco años mayor que yo, emigró a Estados Unidos cuando tenía veinticinco. Se casó con un estadounidense, tuvieron dos hijos —Lautaro (16) y Agustín (13)— y aunque les puso nombres en español, la verdad es que los chicos crecieron hablando inglés.

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