With Mother’s Day on the horizon, I chose “mothers/relationship with moms” as the theme of my list this week:
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1. My Mom (Mary H. K. Choi, Aeon, April 2013)
A deceptively simple title belies a gorgeous, funny, sometimes dark essay in which Choi attempts to communicate her strange affection for her mother.
2. The Love of My Life (Cheryl Strayed, The Sun, Sept. 2002)
The indomitable Strayed explores the unexpected intersection of sex, death, grief, marriage, and, above all, her overwhelming love for her mother.
3. The Beautiful Daughter: How My Korean Mother Gave Me the Courage to Transition (Andy Marra, The Huffington Post, Nov. 2012)
Andy Marra returns to Korea to find her biological family and ponders whether or not to reveal that she’s transgender.
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