Show threadFlipboardMay 2, 2025

Almond moms are parents who encourage their kids to follow strict diets. For @thexylom, Ann Nguyen writes about the pressure she experienced to stay thin, the clash between Western standards of skinniness and Asian values of “food is love,” getting help for her eating disorder, and learning to forgive her mom.

https://www.thexylom.com/post/perspective-forgiving-my-almond-mom

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Perspective: Forgiving My Almond Mom

Did her mother make her attach her worth to her body just as my mother did to her body just as I am doing to mine?

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Flipboard Culture DeskJan 29, 2025

The Year of the Snake begins today and it's all about shedding bad energy. Here's a @Flipboard Storyboard about what to expect according to the Chinese zodiac, plus recipes, traditions and more.

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/lunar-new-year-m28t9e7dbn3ljpqr

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Lunar New Year

The Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year is upon us and 2025 is the year of the snake. This 15-day celebration starts Jan. 29 and varies across the world, but there are some typical Chinese traditions, for instance wearing red for good luck and hanging red banners in your house to ward off bad luck and a ferocious underwater beast from folktales. Learn more about the year of the snake, how to prepare for it, traditional recipes to try, gifts to exchange and more.

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