Outward affection wasn’t part of my culture growing up. I have made a different decision as a mother
In western cultures parental affection is usually overt, but growing up in a Chinese-Australian household you learn love is not always expressed in words
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Can you imagine not giving your kids a kiss goodnight? Or not giving them a big hug before dropping them off to school? My parents didn’t do either of these things. I was born in Australia and thought
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