Oh man Val. This is powerful, and resonates on such a deep level. That first intro paragraph about the tug of war of being a child of immigrant parents hits so hard. And I’m just so grateful to you for doing the work of articulating something that is so hard to put into words. It helps me see more clearly too 🥹 and I am just so amazed by you, the more I learn about you ❤️🩹❤️
This piece was beautiful and I could definitely relate to the feelings of awkwardness and healing that are so difficult to carry within the family, as we are the ones often doing all the work… 🤍
Sheeesh! This was so great ! I can connect to the awkward silence in the car lol and what it means to get to feel pain and heal when our parents stressed about other troubles during their time. Makes me think of different coping mechanisms and survival skills really, even with your mom self sacrificing. A good reminder that healing isn’t linear. We live in that balance hahaha
Oh man Val. This is powerful, and resonates on such a deep level. That first intro paragraph about the tug of war of being a child of immigrant parents hits so hard. And I’m just so grateful to you for doing the work of articulating something that is so hard to put into words. It helps me see more clearly too 🥹 and I am just so amazed by you, the more I learn about you ❤️🩹❤️
Thank you for feeeeeling me 🪞✨
This piece was beautiful and I could definitely relate to the feelings of awkwardness and healing that are so difficult to carry within the family, as we are the ones often doing all the work… 🤍
It can get so heavy and hard at times and we can do hard things. Cheers to doing the good work <3
Hey,
Interesting piece! I also wrote a text on the experience of immigration that you may enjoy.
https://substack.com/@maninplaid/note/c-103001424?r=pmefy&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Sheeesh! This was so great ! I can connect to the awkward silence in the car lol and what it means to get to feel pain and heal when our parents stressed about other troubles during their time. Makes me think of different coping mechanisms and survival skills really, even with your mom self sacrificing. A good reminder that healing isn’t linear. We live in that balance hahaha
Sheesh, I really appreciate you for taking the time to dive into the story and walk through it with me :')