I also have a mom that I love a not-normal amount, whom if I think about too hard also delivers tears on cue. With many similar anecdotes about the experiences of being a child of a Korean immigrant—this whole essay felt plucked from my psyche, so thank you
Ugh, so relate. And I didn’t have the exact same McDonalds cheeseburgers experience because of course I didn’t, but this piece reminds me of similar times I was a horrible devil and similar “think of this if you’re an actress who needs to cry” moments. Thanks for writing this!
I read this piece 13 years ago on Aeon and think about it all the time. It kick-started a long journey of voice-finding and parental-intimacy-bridging for me, so now feels like the perfect time to say thank you.
As a mom with a daughter , I really hope she feels like this too:) it’s lovely. You do so much for your child, and they seem to hate it at the time, but you hope they look back and understand it later.
I also have a mom that I love a not-normal amount, whom if I think about too hard also delivers tears on cue. With many similar anecdotes about the experiences of being a child of a Korean immigrant—this whole essay felt plucked from my psyche, so thank you
Ugh, so relate. And I didn’t have the exact same McDonalds cheeseburgers experience because of course I didn’t, but this piece reminds me of similar times I was a horrible devil and similar “think of this if you’re an actress who needs to cry” moments. Thanks for writing this!
Not that it matters, but your mom is also beautiful
It does matters it matters a lot and skews a lot too 💕🎭
Perfect ❤️🥲🫂
"Not normal amount" seems completely normal to me. Smile on.
I read this piece 13 years ago on Aeon and think about it all the time. It kick-started a long journey of voice-finding and parental-intimacy-bridging for me, so now feels like the perfect time to say thank you.
As a mom with a daughter , I really hope she feels like this too:) it’s lovely. You do so much for your child, and they seem to hate it at the time, but you hope they look back and understand it later.