First Words & Ketchup
Do you know what a TCK is? TCK means third culture kid and is coming to
replace the term MK (missionary kid). Joshua is a TCK. A TCK is a kid
who grows up somewhere between one culture and another, not really
feeling fully at home in any culture. Along these lines, Joshua is
making an interesting beginning in life as he interacts with us and the
world around him here in Thailand.
We are still waiting for his first English words but he has a few Thai words that are very clear and very frequent. Although we think he has said "Dad", "ball", "amen" and "book", all of these have been one time occurrences. His favorite word is "nam" which is the Thai word for water. However, he uses it not only when he wants water, but when he wants milk, or grilled pork sticks, or sticky rice, or that tasty cherry children's Tylenol, or the toy we stuck
We are still waiting for his first English words but he has a few Thai words that are very clear and very frequent. Although we think he has said "Dad", "ball", "amen" and "book", all of these have been one time occurrences. His favorite word is "nam" which is the Thai word for water. However, he uses it not only when he wants water, but when he wants milk, or grilled pork sticks, or sticky rice, or that tasty cherry children's Tylenol, or the toy we stuck