A poem for kids in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Lãm Thắng
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
My dad is who’s son?
My dad is my paternal grandparents’ son
My mum is who’s daughter?
My mum is my maternal grandparents’ daughter
I am the child of whom?
I am my mum and dad’s child
It’s my first lesson
My first day in kindergarten!
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May 2023
Bài học vỡ lòng
Ba là con của ai?
Là con ông bà nội
Mẹ là con của ai?
Là con ông bà ngoại
Con là con của ai?
Là con của ba mẹ
Con học trường nào nhỉ?
Con học trường Mầm Non!
Nguyễn Lãm Thắng
Born August 14th, 1973, writes under many pseudonyms: Nguyễn Lãm Thắng, Lam Thuỵ, Trà Thị Kim Xuyến and as a children’s author: Nguyễn Trần Bảo Nghi, Du Lãm, Nhật Quang, Nguyễn Trần Khải Tú…
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
What a beautiful little girl! ❤
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thank you, she’s all grown up now, working full time. 🙂
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What a cute picture!
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Thank you. ❤
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So cute picture.
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very very nice pic
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What a beautiful poem.
What a beautiful photo.
What a beautiful first lesson. ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you x 3 heheh. I can’t believe she’s now all grown up and moving out.. LOL
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It probably seems like yesterday.
When both my older sister and I grew up, my mother remarked, “It felt like only yesterday that you had just started school.”
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Yes.. 🙂
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