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The Myth of the Ideal Woman

The Myth of the Ideal Woman

There’s something amazing about a little girl who’s too young to understand gender stereotypes. She’s fearlessly free. When one of my daughters was four, she brought home the worst school picture she’s ever taken. She was a frenzy of energy back then – so wild, she’d...
Step Two: Exposing

Step Two: Exposing

It all started with a salad.  For the record, I hate salad. Asian people don’t grow up eating salad. And Asian people like me, raised in third world countries, really don’t eat salad. We cook our vegetables, lest they kill us. “I’m home!” My husband called. We were in...
The Stigma and Splendor of Nazareth

The Stigma and Splendor of Nazareth

Reinventing yourself is one of the privileges of growing up. You don’t have to be the awkward adolescent with braces and a lazy eye forever. One day, the braces come off and the contact lenses go in, and you metamorphose. You leave that person behind – the loser, the...