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what.Korean.moms.like…

herbal.medicine…한약.or.보약.they.swear.by.this.stuff

stockpiling…anything.and.everything

force.feeding…밥더줄까…no.thank.you.i’m.full…아니야.밥더먹어라.많이먹어라

punishments…their.hand.can.become.one.dangerous.weapon

talking.smack…it’s.like.normal.conversation.for.them

spam…they.say.they.buy.it.because.we.like.it…sure…

socks…you.can.never.have.enough

arguing.over.paying.the.bill…and.then.you.are.indebted.to.them

never.paying.with.a.card.only.with.cash…gotta.pull.out.those.crispy.benjamins

pale.skin…i.don’t.know.why

Jesus…who.doesn’t

threatening.to.kill.you…죽을래

paper.and.plastic.bags…every.korean.house.is.stashed.with.an.arsenal.of.these

beans…콩

korean.dramas…gotta.say.i.like.them.too

corningware…to.cook.them.korean.foods.in

child.labor…only.way.they’ll.allow.friends.over.other.than.to.study

bargaining…every.cent.matters

thinking.everyone.speaks.korean…and.even.with.the.confused.expression.

on.the.child’s.face…they.keep.going

snooping…she.knows.what.and.where.everything.in.your.room.is…EVERYTHING

saving.wrapping.paper…oh.how.very.true.this.is

never.saying.i.love.you…they.may.feel.it.but.they.don’t.vocalize.it

tall.men…being.short.is.a.derformity

scrubbing…to.remove.that.때

taking.pictures.of.the.unmentionables.when.you’re.small

especially.if.you’re.a.guy

musical.children…why.do.you.think.so.many.of.us.play.an.instrument…or.several

non.tattered.clothes…holey.jeans.are.a.sin

things.made.in.korea…afterall.they.were.made.there.too

stealing.napkins.and.condiments…korean.mothers.are.the.true.tree.killers

making.seaweed.soup.on.your.birthday…미역국

pointing.out.physical.deformities…literally.pointing.at.that.person

bragging…children.are.especially.the.money.banks.of.bragging.rights.for.korean.moms

living.together…family.is.key

washing.dishes.by.hand…dish.washers.don’t.clean.the.dishes.as.well.as.i.do.

and.they.waste.water

mother.in.law…daughter.in.law.adversity…typical.korean.drama.plot

being.the.best.kind.of.asian…최고

not.wasting.money…every.korean.mom.has.a.stash.somewhere.in.their.house.

especially.of.new.and.crisp.bills

telling.people.they.are.fat…a.classic

straight.a’s…probably.more.so.for.bragging.rights.than.anything.else

their.sons…we.are.the.pride.of.them.ajuhmas…daughters.not.as.much

making.other.people’s.problems.their.own…gots.to.always.get.themselves.involved

giving.the.old.stank.eye…every.korean.mom.has.their.signature.pose

their.own.cooking…think.they.cook.the.best…even.if.they.don’t…

but.my.mom.does:D

announcing.they.want.to.die…너.엄마.죽는.꼴.보고싶니

comparing…you’re.accomplishments.alone.are.never.enough…

you.must.be.better.than.everyone.else

perms…파마.recently.my.mom.tried.to.give.me.one.while.laughing.hysterically…

i.don’t.know.where.the.fascination.of.curls.comes.from

HAPPY.MOTHER’S.DAY.엄마

i.love.my.mom