Enjoyed this topic and your writing style. Happy I stumbled upon your blog researching some family dynamic topics a few months back. I feel like I have been a quacking duck and everyone else is chicken, while finding my way to navigate this has been challenging. I like how you worded... "How does support look like to you?" Thanks for sharing your testimony on this interpersonal dynamic.
Thanks so much! I found myself speaking “a fish out of water” when communicating with some colleagues. I thought it made total sense and they thought I was confusing. It took me awhile to learn to speak chicken. I still think I spoke with a duck quacking accent but at least they understood me most of the time.
I love everything you write, but this is my new favorite. So clear, relatable, and human. Thank you! And thank you for introducing me to the phrase “like a chicken talking to a duck,” which I hope to introduce into conversation now.
It was one of my mom's favorite phrases, and I think of her when I use it. I wish there was an English equivalent. Maybe we can popularize the translation!
Great way to use 雞同鴨講. Although growing up in HK, that's usually the end of a conversation. One person gives up and says with a huf: 雞同鴨講. I like how you talked about how to move beyond it.
Enjoyed this topic and your writing style. Happy I stumbled upon your blog researching some family dynamic topics a few months back. I feel like I have been a quacking duck and everyone else is chicken, while finding my way to navigate this has been challenging. I like how you worded... "How does support look like to you?" Thanks for sharing your testimony on this interpersonal dynamic.
Thanks so much! I found myself speaking “a fish out of water” when communicating with some colleagues. I thought it made total sense and they thought I was confusing. It took me awhile to learn to speak chicken. I still think I spoke with a duck quacking accent but at least they understood me most of the time.
Really appreciated this post 🩷 thank you for sharing so vulnerably!
Chickens and ducks all need to speak others' language, not their own, to have a conversation
I love everything you write, but this is my new favorite. So clear, relatable, and human. Thank you! And thank you for introducing me to the phrase “like a chicken talking to a duck,” which I hope to introduce into conversation now.
It was one of my mom's favorite phrases, and I think of her when I use it. I wish there was an English equivalent. Maybe we can popularize the translation!
So real, so encouraging...for me to practice this myself!
Great way to use 雞同鴨講. Although growing up in HK, that's usually the end of a conversation. One person gives up and says with a huf: 雞同鴨講. I like how you talked about how to move beyond it.