My ex was working in Singapore when the kids were growing up. The kids and I were living in Malaysia and their dad would come back only once every 3-4 months and stayed 6 days the longest.
Due to his constant absence, the kids ended up not speaking their dad's language, Tamil. I speak Cantonese to the kids and would very much like them to know Tamil too therefore I engaged a private Indian tutor for them. She was a retired Tamil teacher and was very strict with my kids, especially my son who was only 6 then.
One day, while driving my kids home from their Tamil tuition class, my son threw this question at me, " Mommy, why did you marry Appa?" They called their dad 'Appa' by the way.
I looked at my son through the rear mirror, quizzically...and asked, "Why?"
Taking a big gulp of air, he retorted, "Well, if you have never married Appa, I wouldn't have to learn Tamil, would I ?!?!?"
I muttered under my breath....."Son, if it wasn't for your Appa, you wouldn't be here in the first place!"
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I get it now! 
RE: "IT IS FORBIDDEN"
Art was in Budapest late 2015 and when being told that the country has a fence up along the border, first thing he thought. “Smart leader!”