My mother wanted us to learn French. She taught Portuguese. Even though she didn't speak French, she at least wanted us to read books and to consult dictionaries. So it was she who made the decision. For her, it was really hard because she still needed me or my sisters to translate things. I made the calls for her.
She also sees a lot of Portuguese friends. So she doesn't practise her English. She only speaks Portuguese. That's why she's never made any progress. She doesn't want us to speak English together. But I would like us to do it so she can improve her English, but she doesn't want to; she wants to keep the tradition of speaking Portuguese. She doesn't want to mix the two, English and Portuguese. She wants to keep Portuguese.