Play around legs

[Allen165]

I'm trying to translate something. The sentence I'm not sure about is in bold. Here's the context:

"I'm a woman now; I'm 30 years old. My children are growing up fast. We have a close bond that should last forever."

"My children are now grown-ups and have moved far away from me. Other children are playing around my legs now."

Does the sentence in bold make sense? It sounds odd to me; it's a literal translation and I'm having trouble coming up with something better.

Thanks.

 

[Tdol]

It makes sense, but it does sound odd. How about using 'I have other [people's] children playing around me'?

 

[BobK]

:up: 'playing around my legs' refers to quite young children - less than a metre tall. The adults' attention is directed towards other adults, and the children are something they are vaguely aware of (as a presence at knee-level); 'playing around my legs' may be a PC 'translation' of the more common 'playing aroung [her] skirts'.

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[Tdol]

Maybe ankles? We do refer to small kids as ankle biters. ;-)

 

[BobK]

I think ankle-biters are pretty small - not much bigger than 'rug-rats' ;-)

b