One thing nobody really prepares you for when you raise kids in Spain is this: they end up learning Spanish you never did. My Spanish is good, but there are so many everyday phrases that just don’t come up in lessons, textbooks, or polite adult conversations. This week in the car, my daughter asked me how to say “me estoy meando” in English - which is basically “I’m bursting for a wee.” Then my son followed it up with “me da igual un pollo”… which literally makes no sense until you realise it me