And My Mom’s Favorite Seattle Seahawks Player Is…

Feb 01

And My Mom’s Favorite Seattle Seahawks Player Is…

Surprisingly, my little Korean mom has a favorite Seattle Seahawks player. Who does she prefer to root for? In her words, “Quarter big mouth ha ha.”

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Mom Misses the Point

Feb 01

Mom Misses the Point

A while back, I was reading a magazine when I saw a sidebar mention that South Koreans face extinction by the year 2750 unless they improve their “ultra-low” fertility rate.

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Mom Insists, ‘Let There Be Cake’

Jul 30

Mom Insists, ‘Let There Be Cake’

The wedding planning is underway, which means my opinionated, stubborn Korean mom has many angry directives about how the day should unfold. Her non-negotiable? Cake.

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Mom Bets on the Seahawks

Feb 03

Mom Bets on the Seahawks

Jason and I were settling in to watch the Seattle Seahawks face off against the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl when I received a text from an unexpected fan.

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That One Time Mom Accidentally Briefly Had a Facebook Account

Jan 23

That One Time Mom Accidentally Briefly Had a Facebook Account

Mom added me on Facebook, setting off a brief but terrifying several-hour-long stretch where I contemplated how difficult it would be to fake my own death and start over in a far-reaching corner of the world.

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