“Dad’s French usually has that effect. Not just because he almost never yells, but also because getting yelled at in a language you don’t understand is especially scary, which is strange when you think about it because, for all we know, he could be yelling, “I love croissants!”

“Dad’s French usually has that effect. Not just because he almost never yells, but also because getting yelled at in a language you don’t understand is especially scary, which is strange when you think about it because, for all we know, he could be yelling, “I love croissants!”

— Jessie Janowitz