Mother-In-Law Archives

We Sacrificed A Sheep

In 2004 I returned to China to start my degree in Beijing. The first plane to Amsterdam was incredible turbulent

Last week I saw my friend Li after our kids got out of school for the day. Li knows more

I have the best parents-in-law. They are generous, patient, warm, and truly treat me like their own daughter. Save for

My husband was born in 1981 in Beijing. Back in those days, the one-child policy was something new, and especially

Christmas. A difficult time of year. I tried to do Christmas when I was still at university in Beijing. As

Ah, kitchen hygiene. It’s one thing to worry about it while traveling. But what about those of us who worry

When I gave birth in China, it was the first grandchild for both my own parents and my mother-in-law. There

In the last month of my pregnancy, the topic of what to do with my placenta after giving birth came

It wasn’t like I hadn’t grown up in a feminist household. My mom and her only sister had gone to

This is part of an on-going installment. For Part 1 click here. Going back to the West would mean giving