I’ve heard both horror stories and tales of misunderstandings between Chinese mother-in-laws and their foreign daughter-in-laws. While misunderstandings between us
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Category: Mother-In-Law
My Mother-In-Law is Chinese—I Am Untouchable
If I tell you that my mother-in-law is Chinese, it probably does not ring any bell to the ears of
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Embracing Nature on a Daily Basis: A Love for the Outdoors
Nature has never been of an utmost importance in my life. Being outdoors lacks appeal to me; could be due
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Independence In A Chinese Family: A Different Outlook On Living
When my husband and I had first gotten married, we were happy for the independence that came. We had both
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In the Eye of the Beholder: The Pressure to be the Same
Last week I saw my friend Li after our kids got out of school for the day. Li knows more
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Three Fights I’ve Had With My Chinese In-Laws After Having Kids
I have the best parents-in-law. They are generous, patient, warm, and truly treat me like their own daughter. Save for
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How China’s one child policy is affecting my family life in Europe
My husband was born in 1981 in Beijing. Back in those days, the one-child policy was something new, and especially
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Always Being There Versus Giving Space When Giving Birth
When I gave birth in China, it was the first grandchild for both my own parents and my mother-in-law. There
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About my mother-in-law and my placenta
In the last month of my pregnancy, the topic of what to do with my placenta after giving birth came
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How Living in Hong Kong Turned Me into a Feminist
It wasn’t like I hadn’t grown up in a feminist household. My mom and her only sister had gone to
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