“in fact, she was both my first and second words: 엄마, then mom. i called to her in two languages. even then i must have known no one would ever love me as much as she would.” (@Jbrekkie in crying in h-mart)
Contemporary/Slice of life Japanese Literature to be released in 2025 falls in the bound of coziness, cats, comfort, mundane with aesthetically pleasing covers. With various themes of life, the simplicity & slowness of this genre is always welcomed in this chaotic world 🌟
i must say when life gives you tangerines got me good :’(( it’s a love letter to womanhood perfectly timed for women’s month. the battles fought daily, the societal expectations, the pressure to be selfless yet whole. this show lays them bare in such a tender, gut-wrenching way
me terminó de caer el veinte de la adultez cuando vi que las personas enriqueciéndose ilícitamente gracias a sus puestos en el gobierno estatal/municipal ya es raza con la que fui a la secundaria 😭😭
I bawled my eyes for this prologue… We daughters will always carry our mothers with us. Her dreams, her hopes, her perspectives.. We wonder how life could have been for her if we weren’t born? Will she live her life to the fullest?
to release this a day before women's day is incredible.
the complex relationship between mothers and their daughters, driven by generational trauma and abuse from men, fellow women, and society as a whole. and yet daughters will always long for a mother.