Dear Spouse had an interesting short conversation with an older Hmong man recently. This was how the conversation went: Hmong man: How many children do you and MaiBao have? Dear Spouse: We have two. Hmong man: How many boys? Dear Spouse: We have two girls. Hmong man: You should go find medicine for MaiBao so [...]
Filed under: Culture, Hmong | Tagged: beliefs, children, culture, fertilization, Hmong, Hmoob, human reproduction, ignorance, reproduction | 14 Comments »
You can read part 1 here: Hmong superstitions. Yangs can’t eat chicken hearts. A long time ago, the Yang clan was having a party. They killed cows, pigs, and chickens to celebrate. They left a young man who was deaf and mute to tend the pot of oil where the chickens were frying in. Later, [...]
Filed under: Hmong | Tagged: culture, funeral, Hmong, Hmoob, supernatual, superstitioins, taboos, tiger, Tswv Xyas, Vang, Yang | 4 Comments »
The most stressful time of parenthood is the first 5 years of your children’s lives. This is a time when they are learning and are the most helpless. Of course, I am a fairly new parent—only 4 years at my job—so I have yet to tackle the notorious adolescent years. I will remind myself to [...]
Filed under: Children | Tagged: bottles, children, lifestyle, nap, parenthood, parenting, parenting tips, parents, potty training, sleep, tips, toddlers | 3 Comments »
Tita Buds wrote a blog about the 3 things she can’t do. Driving is one of them. Her story of driving her brother’s SUV and almost hitting a chicken on the side of the road and crushing rice being laid out to dry reminded me of the first time I was behind the wheel. Oh [...]
Filed under: Life | Tagged: DMV, drive, drive test, driver's permit, driving, learning how to drive, manual car, manual transmission, stick shift | 7 Comments »
