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…
If marriage is about Trust, Honesty, Communication, and Respect, it really doesn’t seem that scary. I mean these are wholesome concepts that we were taught as kids. What’s so scary about that? Am I right? I wish. My biggest fear around marriage is not knowing if I need to let go. 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…
So being Honest and building Trust with our partner is important. But how can you do those things without working on your Communication? **Click Below To Listen** Communication Click here for Part 1 – Honesty and Trust Click here for Part 3 – Respect Click here for Part 4 – Quality There are so many ways Read more…
Relationships aren’t easy. They are a lot of work. They have a start and a finish but they’re dynamic and unpredictable. They change over time. **Click Below To Listen** Marriage can appear overwhelming. I mean vows are made between two people that says they are going to commit to 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…
I’m an introvert and I don’t like small talk. I don’t take pleasure in chatting about the weather, news, sports, the condos they’re building down the street and other miscellaneous topics. I make small talk all the time but I find as I get older, it’s becoming more and more Read more…