As a child of immigrants, I tried to white wash myself a lot as a kid. Embarrassed of my last name. I am very proud of it and my family now. It is a part of my identity and culture. It stays.
I mean, do you want your kids to grieve losing a baby with the support of their mother or do you want your kids growing up without knowing their mother? It seems obvious.
They let me mess up and try things the inefficient way and helped me fix whatever afterward. My dad never scolded me for messing up, would just jump into problem solving mode. They offered me a lot of grace when I did not do things perfectly; I put a lot of pressure on myself to do…
1- I am Chinese American and my MIL is white. I shared delicious homemade food with her that my mother taught me to make in our early marriage days. She talked constantly about how good of a cook I was and would make a show out of how good everything tasted, and then behind my back,…
Not so much a detail but my dad and older sisters (who dearly love my husband) asked me point blank why we were getting married, what strengths did we have, what did we need to work on. All in the weeks before my wedding. I was annoyed initially, but they were all challenging if I…
It makes me wonder if he would do this with the 14 year old babysitting or supervising the younger sibling in his care. Or what if something happened to mom and one of the kids would need to retrieve him? Or if the house was on fire? It is of my opinion that as an adult in charge…
My uterus literally knew I could carry his children on our first date and not regret it. Also, we both have the same Harry Potter wand that we bought before we met. And oddly on our first date, we both ordered an obscure herbal tea at this coffee shop without realizing it.
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