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Perspective: Forgiving My Almond Mom
Published on March 17, 2025 by Alex Ip

NEW: In an essay, Ann Nguyen writes about how she found healing in her decades-long relationship with her Vietnamese mom and food.

"The thinner I was, the closer we became, bonded by our body dysmorphia and desire to hit the forever-moving bullseye of the abstract concept of “the perfect body” imagined by a society that knew it did not truly exist."

https://www.thexylom.com/post/perspective-forgiving-my-almond-mom