戴同學從一開始就隻是myreboundboyfriend;陰差陽錯地住在一起後,也隻是室友而已;結婚九年,僅有的一點感情,在一次又一次的爭吵中消失殆盡。
戴同學是一次品,可惜的是,悟性極低的我,明白的太晚。
一句無心的評論,一個無意的動作,會讓他暴跳如雷,非要指責我故意傷害他,故意不尊重他。我越解釋,他越無理。他第一次指責我manipulate他的時候,我連manipulation[
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DearMama,
Ihopeyouarereadingthisfromheavenabove.
Yesterday,whileIwaswatchingpartofamovieonOxygenchannelcalled"Beforewomenhavewings",Ihadanepiphany:nomothermeanstohurtherownchildreninanyway.Butwhenthepainamotherhastobearbyherselfbecomestoomuch,andithasbeensuppressedfortoolong,justlikeavulcano,soonerorlater,iterupts,justlikethemotherinthemovie,shejustlostcontrolofherself.
Mama,...[
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Lastnightafterdinner,Michelle,myfive-yearoldtookoutsomepaperandmarkersandstartedtodosomeartwork.Severalminuteslatershecametoshowmeher"masterpiece",Ipaidhermycompliments,shewalkedawayhappily,returnedseveralminuteslaterwithmoreadditiontoherartwork.Ablacklinewasaddedacrossthepapertodivideherartworkintwosections,thebottomsectionhadadrawingofateddybearandword"FREE".Iwaspuzzledandaskedherwhatitwasabout....[
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Anyonewatch"Grey'sAnatomy"?IwonderCristinaYangwhoisextremelycompetitiveandalmostegocentricmightbewhatourdaughterswillbecome.
ItseemsthatallChineseparentspushtheirkidsreallyhardacademically,almostexclusivelyfocusedonacademics.Meanwhile,Americanparentsaremoreconcernedabouttheirkids'emotionaldevelopmentandsocialabilities.Theyspendenormousamountoftimeparticipatingextra-curriculumactivitiesoth...[
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Thismaysoundlikeashamelessrequest.ButhereistheAmericanspirit:yourfightforwhatyoubelievein.
I'mnewtothisforum,butIenjoyitbecauseitisawell-organizedandactively-participatedone.Thoughnewtotheforum,I'mnotnewtoalotofthetopicsthatarediscussedhere.Iliketosharewiththelike-mindsinthisforummyownthoughtsandexperience.LastnightIwroteupaposting"FitintheAmericanmain-streamsocietyorembracethemain-streamcultu...[
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Itonlytakesme15yearstohavetheepiphany:stoptryingtofitin,startembracingtheculture.
Quiteoftenwhenwethinkingofembracingtheculture,wegethungupononeaspect:fitinthesociety.IthinkthedefinitionofAmericanmain-streamcultureisbroad,ithasmanyaspectsandconsistsmanysub-culture.Tonameafew:language,value,religion,politics,history,ethnicgroup,socialcustomandettique,sports,literature.Thelistgoesonandon.
Va...[
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Ihavewantedtowritemyownblogforawhile.Notbecauseit'sachicthing.it'sbecauselivingintheUnitedStatescangetverylonely.Weworkduringtheday,workmorewhenwecomehome:housework,kids,workwork.Therearetoomuchtodobutnotenoughtime.Butdeepdown,weallwanttoreachout,wearealllongingforsomeconnection.Sowestarttotalktothecomputerbecauseit'ssoavailable24x7,sonotjudgemental.Ifwewanttohavesometimewithourspouseorfriend,ohth...[
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