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Empty Value – ‘Pretty, but Empty’
I don’t know when this definition came into my mind — “empty value.”A friend or a colleague once said it, and somehow it stayed with me. Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about being surrounded by people with “empty value” and the scariest question for me is: am I one of them today, or could…
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I trust you, Son
There was a day – I picked him up from kindergarten, and the teacher told me that he had pushed a friend, causing a small bloody scar on his friend’s head. It wasn’t serious, but still.I didn’t scold him, but raised my eyebrows slightly and asked him softly why he did it. He kept silent,…
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The Voice of Drawings
I remember the days when I used to dream of many different futures — and one of them was to become a fashion designer. I loved drawing. I loved working with my hands. DIY projects always lit me up, and I believed I was good at them. Back then, I didn’t realize how deeply art…
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Growing Together: Journey with Kids&Us
I have always wanted to create a bilingual home for my son, but I realized I wasn’t managing it well, so Nasa prefers to speak English rather than Vietnamese. As a result, he also struggles to understand what his teachers are saying in his local preschool. I decided to make Vietnamese our primary language at…
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Chuyện Cái Ly
[Một cái tus dài miên man, như đời người vậy…] Hôm qua, bé em trong công ty bâng quơ nói tỷ lệ ly hôn ở HCM tầm 30%, bản thân mình thấy sao con số này cao quá. Giả dụ như con số này chính xác trên thống kê, giấy tờ, thì trong thực tế…
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ON BEING A PARENT – Hành Trình Làm Cha Mẹ
Tự nhiên nhớ lại câu chuyện một ngày ba chở mình tới nhà bạn của ba, chú là một người bạn rất tốt và cũng rất có tiền. Trong cuộc trò chuyện giữa mọi người, có một câu hỏi nhanh-gọn dành cho chú “thằng cu học lớp mấy rồi”. Tự nhiên chú khựng lại mấy…
Lynn By Linh 