Today is Valentine’s Day! Although Valentine’s Day is not originally a Chinese celebration (China has her own version of Valentine’s
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Author: Ruth Silbermayr-Song
Ruth Silbermayr-Song writes about life in China as a foreign woman, her cross-cultural marriage to a Chinese man, and child rearing bridging cultures and languages on her blog and as a contributor to Beijing Kids. Her story of pregnancy and parenting in China has appeared in the anthology “Knocked Up Abroad Again”.
First Time vs. Second Time Mom in China: A Brief Comparison
Being a first time mom in China Strangers upon seeing me carry baby in a sling: “You can’t carry your
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How 6 Western Women Celebrate Spring Festival with Their Chinese Husbands
The Legend Behind Spring Festival Once every year, a hungry monster called Nian (年) would make its way from the
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Putting My Chinese Husband on the Testing Grounds–Traveling Solo with Bump
Moving Apartments “We’ll have to move out of the apartment at the beginning of July,” my husband told me mid-June.
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