I love the image - and the details of your telling.
Lately wondering if fruit is a Taiwanese mom's method for short-circuiting teenage resistance. Like, "Sure, you hate me now, but evolution programmed you to want sweets so you can't resist even if you want to."
This followed by the realization that OF COURSE my Taiwanese mother would find a way to short-circuit nature.
My Indian mom saying I love you in stages:
1. Shout to eat Banana because they are spoiling and inviting fruit flies
2. Grumble, peel and remove slightly darkened spots on the banana and bring it on a plate
3. A special day would have mango chunks alongside the bananas. Mangoes would be just ripe, and carefully peeled
4. When the stars and the moon aligned, there would be apples and honey drizzled on it!
Us children:
Ewww banana again
I love the image - and the details of your telling.
Lately wondering if fruit is a Taiwanese mom's method for short-circuiting teenage resistance. Like, "Sure, you hate me now, but evolution programmed you to want sweets so you can't resist even if you want to."
This followed by the realization that OF COURSE my Taiwanese mother would find a way to short-circuit nature.