We're Mexican-American, but we speak TOTAL English at home. Only time we speak Spanish is when our dad is pissed and is lecturing us. So if we hear someone yelling like a guy from a Spanish soap opera, it only means one thing. We're in trouble.
And we (the kids) can understand Spanish, but we can't speak it. Talk to us in Spanish and we respond in English.

I am tryign to speak english at home but my parents and relatives say we must speak spanish. I tell them that we are in america and that we need to learn the language but they just laugh and say no. My brothers and sisters don't speak good english becuase of my lazy parents. I know americans are tired of us being lazy for not learning the langauge, how can I help?