Reflections on my Filipina Grandmother

<p>The realization saddened me. But I also couldn&rsquo;t help but feel a tinge of resentment.</p> <p>Although my grandma and I did have our tender moments every now and then, we had always had a complicated relationship. When I was kid, she was often harsh and judgmental, sometimes teetering on the edge of verbal abuse.</p> <p>&ldquo;You need to lose weight,&rdquo; she would say. &ldquo;No one will ever want to marry you if you stay fat like that.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://darleenprincipe.medium.com/reflections-on-my-filipina-grandmother-e5614b51ce89"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>