Growing up with Asian immigrant parents, we always had a disconnect. However, the way they raised me affected me significantly and shaped how I am in other relationships. Although the title of this series is “5 Steps to Having a Better Relationship With Your Asian Parent,” it really isn’t about steps. Read more…
Ever heard the phrase, “You choose your friends but not your family?” Here’s why you don’t have to like your Asian immigrant parents but you can still love them. You can learn to accept them for who they are. Each step in this series talks about Why What and How to Read more…
Asian immigrant parents don’t share our mindset. They grew up differently than us. How can we talk to them when they don’t understand you? Now that you’ve taken some time to think about why and what you want to improve in your relationship with your parents. How do you actually do it? Read more…
Talking to my Asian parents wasn’t easy. For a long time, I didn’t know what to talk to them about because it seemed like we couldn’t talk about anything. Here’s what you need to know to figure out what you can talk to them about So hopefully you’ve read the Read more…
How can we deal with Asian immigrant parents when we barely understand one another? Here is the first thing you should do. Oh, Asian Parents. I am one and I have them. Can we all agree that our parents can be annoying? Different generations, different upbringings, different cultures, different languages…it’s Read more…
Growing up with Asian parents be like what? What is a Tiger Mom? Why is there a High Expectations Asian Father meme? **Click Below To Listen** Remember Amy Chua back in the early 2010s when her controversial book about Tiger Mothers blew up around the world? Chua’s idea that Chinese mothers were superior Read more…
In a marriage, should respect be given or earned? To earn respect in a successful marriage, it means respecting yourself first R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me Cue Aretha, please. So I talked about Trust, Honesty, and Communication. Part 3 of my Marriage Series is about Respect. **Click Read more…
I’m sure you’ve heard of Asian people celebrating Lunar New Year. And I can probably write about how I celebrate it with my family (the red pockets, food, family traditions, stories etc.) like a typical mom blogger. **Click Below To Listen Now** Instead, I want to talk about Luck. I Read more…
Some decisions are hard to make and some are easy. Making a decision like, “Where do you want to go for dinner?” may be easy for someone and hard for someone else. When I was in my early 20’s, some of the simplest decisions would stress me out. There were Read more…
It’s my time to reflect on those sometimes annoying, mandatory Chinese family dinners growing up and how they’ve changed as I got older. **Click Below To Listen** So I’ve known how to make food for myself since I was very little, like elementary school times. I remember when I was 8, Read more…