What I Learnt About Love From My Italian/Chinese Family

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May 18, 2023

What I Learnt About Love From My Italian/Chinese Family

Mum left everything and everyone behind to serve her family. Sending money back

Mum left everything and everyone behind to serve her family. Sending money back to Malaysia became her ultimate act of service and sacrifice. An act of love that transcended borders, and exemplified a lifelong devotion to family.

Love was shown by attacking a pile-up of sauce-stained pasta bowls with a scrubbing brush.

Nonna would go on and on about not being able to "cook a me a something good." Because she couldn't serve me, she felt like she couldn't love me properly.