Did anyone here grow up in a Bilingual Or Multilingual Household?

I grew up hearing two languages, though English was prevalent except when certain elder family members were speaking. It was to me, completely natural and second-nature. I could pretty well understand what was being spoken about. It was family, it was comforting and it was home. My mother still retains much of the ancestral tongue, though there isn't really any one around to use it with any longer. As for me and my sister, only the smallest vestiges remain. I miss it.

I put my daughter in french immersion and it changed her life. she is now teaching french as she makes her way through college. Please see it as a blessing to yourself- it can open doors other people do not have.

I grew up in a house speaking French,Spanish,and Catalan.On top of this,I spoke Japanese because we lived in Japan.I think my linguistic skills are higher than most others because I was exposed to so many as a child.I think it makes it easier for me to learn as an adult.

english, spanish & arabic

and ever since I became more verbally fluent in arabic, it seems that my thoughts have scattered.... I now think in different languages, and spurt out a random "shou hayda mi hermano, pass the salt !"

back in spanish class, when I forgot a word, I would replace it with an arabic word, which would confuse my professor. =)

I grew up in an English and Spanish home!!

My father is Armenian, and my mother Irish/Native American Indian. We were born in the same city as my father, where his entire family lived at the time. I spoke fluent Armenian with my great grandmother ( she came here from the old country, and never learned English ). Unfortunately, at the age of 4, my father moved us to the midwest, and away from his family and their influence. My mother understood his language, but did not speak it. Now, in my 40's, I can only remember one phrase of that language, and it's "how are you?". There aren't many Armenians, nor places here where I could relearn the language. However, having that background helped me when I was stationed overseas in Turkey. The languages aren't the same, but pretty close- and it helped me to pick it up while there for 18 months.

I was born in umm my own family ;)
But the members in family are from various ethnicities,
My dad is Chinese, he speaks english and chinese, My mom is Thai-Japanese, she has to speak english to my dad since she doesn't understand chinese and neither my dad doesn't understand thai or japanese as well. Thus, They speak English mainly Lol ! I had been taught to speak all of those languages but mainly speak English,

Thus, I can speak 3 languages as mentioned, and additional 3 languages, english, french, and deutsch ;)

My great grandparents only spoke Italian, my grandparents spoke Italian and English, my parents spoke only English and I can speak both. It helped that my 2 elder generations spoke fluently when I took languages in school. My mother took Latin...that helped her get nowhere. I went to Italy and was able to converse with locals. I can still read Italian (or Spanish) and know what it means. I have always thought knowing both languages helped my communication skills. I say what I mean to say.