Life as "We"
I truly enjoy is experiencing things from other cultures. Be it food, watching traditional rituals like wedding ceremonies or emerging in culture through travel it’s just fun to see how the rest of the world does things. As my children grow up, I want to instill this joy in their lives also. One of the easiest [...]
Being Chinese doesn’t mean you have to follow all the “rules”. But, I was raised pretty traditionally – or at least raised with traditions in mind because I was raised by my grandmother & uncles. The difference is my uncles encouraged me to be my own person and be independent, so I’m an odd combination. [...]
I’ve written before that my brother and I live together in Four Reason to Live with Family post. We share a house together. In fact, we’ve lived together for 30 years in three different states. Now, after 3 decades of living together, we’re preparing for an eminent divorce. Yep…I call it a divorce because we’re splitting. [...]
Many Chinese families tend to stick together through the years. Whether it’s living close by or living together, they share homes, live in multi-family homes or in the same town. My friends fall into all three categories. Many of my friends live at home. Some live within 15miles of family and yet others share a [...]
As part of our Chinese traditions, one of the things we do is celebrate the birth of our babies. I’m sure many cultures have this tradition and ritual and why shouldn’t they? The birth of a baby is definitely something to honor and celebrate. Our celebration usually occurs one month after the birth of the [...]
