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 honour of Pink Shirt Day, I wanted to share 2 true stories of myself standing up to bullies as a kid. Although I’ve met bullies at all ages, it’s when you’re a kid that you’re the most vulnerable, where the hate hurts the most, and horrible, unnecessary shit Read more…
So parents or parents-to-be, do you ever hear that piece of advice, “Cherish these moments while your children are still young because, in a blink of an eye, they’ll be all grown up” I’ll admit I’ve said something like this to other parents a bunch of times without even thinking Read more…
Momsomnia, restless nights, insomnia, broken sleep. Why can’t we just go to sleep and wake up all refreshed? So I mentioned I suffered from insomnia when I was in grade 8. For 3 months straight, I didn’t sleep. It was a freaky experience and I will never forget it. It 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…
After she was born, I started hating my husband like he was this evil asshole who only cared about himself and his needs. **Click Below To Listen** Our bundle of joy was more like a bundle of tangled Christmas lights. I was trying to figure out which end was which Read more…
Here are 13 Reasons Why I watched 13 Reasons Why **Click Below To Listen Now** This blog is dedicated to my high school self. You were a really important part of my life. I’m so glad you saw the light at the end of the tunnel before your self-harming ways got Read more…
I’m going to preface this by saying this list is based on the assumptions that my daughter decides to have a kid and that I will be alive when this happens. **Click Below To Listen Now** I know this may not happen but I like to put these thoughts into Read more…
Breastfeeding stressed me out. It was tiring and lonely. It was a mental game that I played with myself every day. **Click Below To Listen** So I exclusively breastfed my daughter 2 weeks shy of 6 months. I completely weaned her on my birthday as a gift to myself. It was Read more…
I don’t touch other people’s kids without asking their parents or the kid themselves first. **Click Below To Listen** First of all, kids are gross. I know kids touch everything and anything. Aside from being a mom, I’ve been a babysitter, a camp counsellor, a tutor, a piano teacher and Read more…