Skinny bodies, invisible burdens
March 10, 2012
My family hadn’t raised me to talk about feelings. My mother, who came from a stoic military family, kept hers in a jar on top of the refrigerator.
My family hadn’t raised me to talk about feelings. My mother, who came from a stoic military family, kept hers in a jar on top of the refrigerator.
It’s not always fist fights and elbows shoved in stomachs. We are even at risk of words typed through a 2-inch screen.
I’ve seen many South Asian kids disassociate themselves from their families and culture in what I call a ‘pre-emptive strike’.
Vikrant Lal provides advice and tips for South Asian families to better cope with the gay issue.
Who wants to talk to their parents about sex? Nobody. But a wispy moustache is emerging.