Don’t apologize FBI - good post. You are right if there is a lack in your understanding then you won’t be able to communicate the proper understanding to your children.
Now the good Islamic scholars are saying - “don’t take my word for it” - research it and find out he right meanings for yourself. I like that appraoch
**Chicken Biryani **- your dad did the right thing. It’s the effort that counts. Sometimes we are eager to give the same answers that we were given and they don’t make sense.