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On love - Jess Ho

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You can eat it.

On love You can eat it. Jess Ho Nov 10, 2020 10 Share Every single Asian kid out there is dealing with trauma. We were not raised with hugs, cuddles, encouragement or even acknowledgement. We were raised with high expectations, aspirations of greatness, cheap, two-dollar slippers that harden to make an effective weapon, body shaming and bamboo canes. You know how you watch movies where some poor kid is being emotionally crushed by the weight of their parent’s unwavering expectations and you think it is a black and white, good versus evil dynamic until you realise this is how the parent express

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